Isn't there shiftronic technology?

Most propably because of driving condition in Malaysia...
Most of the time in KL is Packed and Traffic Jam...
Somemore, it's easier to drive along with AUTO...

very true.....some care models are manufactured with the choice for consumer to have it in manual or auto......

unfortunately the systems of car sales in malaysia is not done this way

yaya...trafic jam if drive auoto veli good...can rest...hahahaa

isn't there is a way to mod your manual where you no need to press the clutch at all? not sure some kind of platting or something and can shift gear without pressing the clutch at all ...

easier to drive a little but still need move your left hand to shift gear

i prefer amt or tiptronic, but can this be implemented in normal wheels?

for example if i want to change a wira 1.6 transmission to tiptronic or amt
Will JPJ approve it?

I'm too sued to manual transmission. I can't even get a manual Honda City.

driving an auto car is as fun as driving a manual car...i enjoy both world...

I'm a manual activist .

To me, it boils down on having more control on how the car reacts (auto vs manual on same car). Having manual means you can manipulate the drivetrain, in more ways than an autol can. Of course one could argue that, that is more beneficial in a track or race setting, but i personally feel its beneficial on the road too .

Well, it all depends on the driver. Some drivers drive better on manual, some drives better using auto (cause they cant handle a manual ). And it seems that the latter group is getting larger, thats why so much R&D is poured into auto, thus the emerging of more and better auto trans vehicle. The world is just getting too lazy for clutch (which isnt necessarily a bad thing for people who live in jam packed cities ).

But for people like me, we think that its worth facing the jam with our manual trannies .

This post has been edited by daijoubu: Jan 22 2007, 12:23 AM

i love manual ~!
at least when driving.. u ll get da feel of u "controlling" da car
not lik auto.. jz da oil n break pedal ? >.<
btw.. both transmission has its pro n cons..

Lol me too im loving manuals car so much. I have a stigma saying that only old people drives auto car

been driving manual cars for 5 years now and still loving it. For me, the ecstasy of fully controlling your car give me pleasure.

Not to mention that Manual car have better control of your fuel efficiencies especially when traveling long distance.

manual or auto same thing one la.... i dont feel much difference between the 2... coz usually my right leg will get tired first coz need to work on gas n brake pedal..... multitasking is tough job...

err.....not all old people drives auto......my dad who is 67 this years loves manual and will he won;t want to drive auto.....

Manual and auto is the same if you hardly revved up. Not talking about sports cars here. For revving action, somehow I prefer clutch/accelerator and stick combination. Revving with an auto car is just dull and boring even if its as fast as a manual.

For me auto is good in KL road. Much easy to go around the city. AS for the manual I will prefre to use it in Highway or out of city area, where I can give the engine a good rev to teh redline.. Also an auto box we need a bit of time to maintain it for longer run/use.

back to the Q? As most car buyer who need a car is just to get them from point a to point b, so an auto is much better chose for them. Also most of the cars that sold here are not performance cars.

BTW, for the DSG in GTI Mk5, if we do hv a manual ver., for us to test drive. I think most of us will go for the manual that for sure, the power output is soooooo sweet.

i saw quite a number of performance cars in Msia such like Skyline using auto..

n most Msia are lazy type ppl which less doing exercise.. jus want 2 enjoy more...

Manual Transmission FOR THE WIN!!

just becoz of ur preference, u calling ppl wimps..

agree. doesn't sum up that much of a diff, auto is for people who don liki manual and manual is for ppl then dun like auto. You really can't say which is good as everyone have their own opinions. Manual is powerful, that's true, but if stuck in traffic jam, also same nia, cannot rev also. Im not saying, manual its hard during traffic jam, but auto certainly is easier compare to manual in that situation.
But for me Im still going for manual as its cheaper.

moderator mah

You know, when you bring out your gf, you will have extra hand to do the *ahem* job instead of changing gears if you're using autobox. (LOL, joking lah )

Meh, my current ride is an automatic and I have a spare car with manual trans which was my old ride. As for my daily ride, I prefer it to be an automatic so that i can enjoy my ICE and smooth journey go and back from work. While on the weekend I'll use the spare car for more spirited driving.

So, I'm okay with both

This post has been edited by igor_is300: Mar 1 2007, 09:16 AM