From: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
Newsgroups: rec.autos
Subject: Re: AUTOMATICS CAN BE NICE! (Was Re: FLAME! Only a Manual!)
Date: 9 Nov 1992 05:47:06 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer)
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In a previous article, mshar@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Mike Mshar) says:

>>> atovorni@engr.UVic.CA writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>[Lots of shit deleted]
>>>
>>>
>>>I drive that PONTIAC in a civilized way in traffic, but I wind up that 
>>>tach when alone on twisty mountain and country roads, and have some
>>>wonderful thrills! For me, a car is not a car if it resembles a toaster
>>>in looks and function. I have owned automatics and econoboxes but there
>>>was something missing. Would you buy a television set if you didn't like
>>>the picture or the sound? Of course not! 
>
>Obviously this person has not owned a real automatic.

ah..i c..

>I am the proud owner of a 1981 Monte Carlo with a Turbo-Hydramatic 350
>automatic. The transmission was built for me by a friend who works in trans
>shop. Best $150.00 deal I ever made. Hell, it`s the best transmission I
>have ever owned.
>
>Anyway, the thing shifts rock hard. If this person had ever driven a
>car with a tranny like mine, he would not bitch about automatics. 
>
>There is nothing like the feeling of flooring it right off the line, letting
>the car get up to around 45-50 mph, shifting into second, and feeling the
>transmission _instantly_ shift into second gear as the tires break lose for
>just that split second. When you can shift a manual from first to second in
>less than a quarter of a second, then maybe you will understand. I get more
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obviously this man never learned to shift..;-)
sides..you are talking about something different.  what you WANT is a cluchless
manaul..unfortunatly, everyone dumped $$ into autos instead..so you have to 
settle for a souped up version...*sigh*...the problem with your tranny is that
no matter how you feel like driving, it shifts rock hard.  or at least, all 
of the ones like this i've seen do...my friend drove a 79 vette, 454, reworked
what..T400, or some such...built in much the same way, except when he punched
it, it broke loose in 2nd and 3rd w/o his having to shift it...but this is 
anther tale..the point is, it shifted this way when he accelerated, and
then let off..it still slammed into 2nd..and when it was a constant acceleration
you got it..it slammed into second and third...now..the setup you have would
be cool to cruize, and catch attention..but would be a real pain for everyday,
IMHO..(on the other hand..i do not want a slammed mini either..kidney killer!)
to each their own, i say..but, to me, the manual still has ALL the advantage,
and, tho i do tend to be lazy, i am not so lazy as to want an auto for the
few times i might have more fun in traffic!
(no flames on the lazy thing...not meant as a generalization abt auto owners!!)

>compliments on this automatic`s operation than any stickshift I have ever
>driven.
>
>Don`t get me wrong, I like sticks too. But everyone has their preferences,
>so don`t knock it if you have never really had the chance to feel the best.

DREW

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