Reply With QuoteYeah, my dad freaked out when I told him I sometimes take my engine to 8K RPM. That's what it was built for!
I love rev happy cars. I freaked my dad out when I test drove the Miata and revved it up to 7000 RPMs, he was sure that the engine was going to explode. I also love having a passenger in the car of the RX7 when they hear the rev buzzer for the first time. It's extremely loud, and I just grin and call it my "it's time to shift" indicator.
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Yeah, my dad freaked out when I told him I sometimes take my engine to 8K RPM. That's what it was built for!
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Because the 6 speed auto from the Lexus is the god tier of transmissions.Originally Posted by Type Ryan
MechDeus - Nick is the Bruce Wayne to Yoshi's Jean-Paul Valley.
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Call me old fashioned, but I just don't think "performance" cars should come in automatic, regardless of what type of auto transmission is installed.
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end." Unknown
K grandpa.
MechDeus - Nick is the Bruce Wayne to Yoshi's Jean-Paul Valley.
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Not my fault people don't know how to drive. At least, that's what I think of when I see a sports car or "peformance" car with an auto installed. It screams, "I'm a Noob!"
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"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end." Unknown
No, you're more angry that those "noobs" are riding the left lane and are causing a massive back up on the Baltimore Pike.
Focus your anger more properly.
MechDeus - Nick is the Bruce Wayne to Yoshi's Jean-Paul Valley.
Only thing permanent is change
Wrong topic. Not even going there.
Performance driving requires a bit more skill than automatic transmissions are able to provide. I'll check to see if any AXers I meet in a couple weeks have auto transmissions installed. I'm also doing a PDX event in August, and I'll do the same. I think I know what the results will be.
I understand autos in normal cars/daily drivers for the convenience it offers to some, but to put them in performance cars gives the driver a false sense of security. Most people don't know how to drive their cars, so putting an unexperienced driver behind the wheels of a car that is driven way differently and requires a bit more attention than your average commuter car is stupid, imho of course.
Basically, when you're in a faster car you need to pay a lot more attention, and automatics take away your attention because all you need to do is look and step on the gas, leaving time to do fuck all besides pay attention to the road/how you're driving.
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"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end." Unknown
If I ever get to drive again, I'm gonna move to an automatic. It kills me, but I am fucking feeble.
And yeah... sweet ass cars with an automatic transmission are bullshit. I'll be purchasing a shit-banger, thank you very much.
I agree, but there are some good auto transmissions out there with manual shifting options. I still prefer manual, but I could see myself with something like the Miata's or RX8's 6 speed auto as a compromise for the wife.
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