View Poll Results: Auto or Manual Daily Driver?
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Is Your Daily Driver an Auto or Manual?
04-19-2013, 10:27 AM
#33
My daily driver's are both automatics with manual shift capability.
I got rid of my 08 S2000 after 3 years. The car was a joy to drive and own but traffic where I live made it very hard to enjoy the car. My morning commute is 33.5 miles. That can take anywhere from 45 min to 2.5 hours. That's 2.5 hours of clutch, roll 10 feet in 1st gear, complete stop, repeat for 33.5 miles. It sucks. So, I started taking back roads and avoiding highways. It added 10 miles to my commute but gave me a guaranteed hour and 10 min commute +- 10 min. And the S2000 was great at 35-50 mph on those roads. And then even small back roads started to clog up with box trucks and plumbers in commercial vans trying to avoid the same traffic I was running from. So now I can shift when I want or stick the car in full auto mode and zone out. No regrets with my traffic situation. If I lived elsewhere, I'd still own the S2000 until it rotted out from under me.
- Summer = Crossfire SRT6 aka SLK32 AMG.....5 speed lever shifted, lockup converter 2-5.
- Winter = Mercedes R500 4Matic.....7 speed paddle shifted, lockup converter 1-7.
I got rid of my 08 S2000 after 3 years. The car was a joy to drive and own but traffic where I live made it very hard to enjoy the car. My morning commute is 33.5 miles. That can take anywhere from 45 min to 2.5 hours. That's 2.5 hours of clutch, roll 10 feet in 1st gear, complete stop, repeat for 33.5 miles. It sucks. So, I started taking back roads and avoiding highways. It added 10 miles to my commute but gave me a guaranteed hour and 10 min commute +- 10 min. And the S2000 was great at 35-50 mph on those roads. And then even small back roads started to clog up with box trucks and plumbers in commercial vans trying to avoid the same traffic I was running from. So now I can shift when I want or stick the car in full auto mode and zone out. No regrets with my traffic situation. If I lived elsewhere, I'd still own the S2000 until it rotted out from under me.
04-19-2013, 11:32 AM
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04-20-2013, 04:19 AM
#36
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Originally Posted by Mr. Kicks' timestamp='1365725521' post='22468271
Been using my 6spd TSX for daily duties the past couple years and haven't looked back since. IMHO it’s the perfect daily driver and is probably the best gearbox I've driven thus far.
04-22-2013, 10:12 AM
#37
My DD is a 2013 Elantra with a 6 speed. I would only buy an auto if I had to live in the city and constantly parallel park.
I let my GF and family members learn to drive stick on the Elantra because 1) it's under warranty 2) it's a Hyundai
I let my GF and family members learn to drive stick on the Elantra because 1) it's under warranty 2) it's a Hyundai
04-23-2013, 09:16 AM
#38
We have a 325ix stick for the wife's DD and a Caddy SRX that just replaced my Explorer as the foul weather car. The Caddy will eventually become the wife's baby hauler and the 325 will become my foul weather car.
Go trickle down economy!
Go trickle down economy!
04-24-2013, 04:47 AM
#39
I don't understand your parallel parking comment. I find it far easier to parallel park with a manual transmission than an automatic one. With an auto you have to wait for the computer to switch between D & R after you move the shifter. It's not instantaneous like a manual and can result in some jerkiness. This is one of the reasons why it's far easier to "rock" your car out of a parking spot when it's semi stuck in the snow.
04-25-2013, 11:12 AM
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For me, the S2K is my DD so it's three pedals all the way. Once dem payments are finished and it gets relegated to weekend warrior status I've been eyeing up an E39 M5, which too would be strictly a six-speed. Even in traffic once you get accustomed to engine braking and predicting the asinine things other drivers will do, stick's really little penalty in traffic for the rewards when the traffic lets up. Maybe it's just my deal, but I don't even really feel like I drive an automatic, I don't feel in control like I do with a clutch pedal and a stick with some numbers on it.
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