lucas569 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 i fricking waited 2 months for my car! had to be mt, black interior in red, white or regal blue. auto sucks imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 auto, who wants to saw gears through a 31 mile super hilly commute for an hour and a half 1 way every day? the last thing I need is some jerkoff lawyer getting on my ass and then raising hell when I roll back into him in his $150k 7 series. (and yes.. I know an EXPERIENCED driver probably wouldn't have this problem.. but considering how often I've driven a manual on the street, I'm not all that experienced in it either.) "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTTuner Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 MT or no "T". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W1CKED Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 5MT... My 3rd car ('02 Celica) was an A/T... NEVER AGAIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin1657615274 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I take after my pops. Never owned an A/T car yet of the 5 I have owned. Too boring with just a stop and go pedal. On the search for a new DD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGG Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Auto. It's the wife's car and driving a manual in LI traffic absolutely sucks. Unfortunately driving the LGT with an auto in traffic sucks almost as bad because the car can't decide what gear it wants to be in. My truck is also an auto but, IMO, you'd have to be brain damaged to buy a full size work truck with a manual where I live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GULLABLE0NE Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 i drive my 5mt in traffic everyday to & from work everyday and wouldn't have it any other way. sure riding in 1st gear for 10 miles home isn't exactly thrilling, but on saturdays when i'm the only idiot going to work at 5am you can't deny the feeling of banging through the gears and making your engine scream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stikiller Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I chose a 5eat much much more reliable then there 5 or 6 spd manuals. and with a torque converter upgrade the the 5eat can handle up to 600 hp. Go 5eat and there is hardly any performance loss 5eat vs manual love the sport shift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddseth Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I just traded in a 2005 GT with auto for a 2008 Spec.B predominantly because I wanted a manual transmission. I bought the 5EAT originally because I did not like the feel of the 5MT shifter and heavyish clutch for my daily driver since I live in Washington DC. Now, I still drive mostly through the city, but the clutch on the spec. is much easier to modulate in traffic and the 6 MT with the short shift kit is much more enjoyable and precise. I loved my 2005 and if they came with a 6MT at the time, I most likely would never get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guntrain Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 5EAT here... I get more than enough driving manual big brown trucks for UPS.. after a long day driving them pos with no power steering a 5EAT LGT is FTW for me atleast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness of Death Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 6mt b spec came out in 07 06 b spec was a 5mt (and no i didn't bother to read through 3 pages to see if anybody pointed that out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucas569 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 auto, who wants to saw gears through a 31 mile super hilly commute for an hour and a half 1 way every day? .) you kidding me?? id love to do that daily! thats my fav part of the mt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCSpecB Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 <---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttlejockey Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I chose a 5eat much much more reliable then there 5 or 6 spd manuals. and with a torque converter upgrade the the 5eat can handle up to 600 hp. Go 5eat and there is hardly any performance loss 5eat vs manual love the sport shift Really? I'd love to hear how you figure that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhook Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I see a lot of people mentioning how the manual option will be gone in a few years . . . you guys know who got the shaft with the 2010 LGT, right? lol (not that I'd buy one anyway) Go 5eat and there is hardly any performance loss 5eat vs manual I own a 5EAT and have driven both stock and at stage 2, and as much as I wish that were true, it's simply not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I see a lot of people mentioning how the manual option will be gone in a few years . . . you guys know who got the shaft with the 2010 LGT, right? lol (not that I'd buy one anyway) I own a 5EAT and have driven both stock and at stage 2, and as much as I wish that were true, it's simply not. Captainhook is right. I've owned both, and there is a big difference. Not that it has kept me from having fun with the car though. With my new 68hta on E85 the car is a blast to drive, even for an auto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhook Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Yup, 68hta and E85 would do the trick I bet. Did you do a custom TMIC or a front mount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I'd just assume deal with the power loss that comes with the 5EAT.. the cars still a blast to drive. "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Yup, 68hta and E85 would do the trick I bet. Did you do a custom TMIC or a front mount? I went with an XO2 front mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex--TheGreek Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 My mate searched through Tokyo for 10 day in order to find an MT Legacy in the condition that i wanted it in! And i had to wait 8 months in order for him to go to Japan anw, where as if i settled on a AT i would had got it right away! But boy it was sure worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BagheeraLGT Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Manual...no questions. Unless I had another car in my garage that I could really get on which had a MT transmission, then i guess id go for a 5EAT. It makes the driving experience much more worth it for me, to have that stick shift & the 3rd pedal. Girls are more impressed, you can control which gear youre in 100% of the time. I get very annoyed when driving any automatic, as its not uncommon to get stuck inbetween gears. I hate the lag that is characteristic of autos when you step on the gas, but have to wait for the transmission to downshift before you can accelerate. To me, 5 spds are much more rewarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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