Which transmission do you use: Manual or automatic?

[KansDem]

Or rather, what type of transmission does your car have? I haven't been in the market for a car for some time, so if there's something else out there, please use "Other" and explain...

[EstimatedProphet]

1. Manual in the truck, automatic in the car

[MissMillie]

2. For the first time in my life, I'm driving an automatic

I got my first car more than 20 years ago, I've had 7 cars, and this last one is my first automatic transmission.

[tigereye]

3. al the cars I have owned have had manual transmissions

I just like em - my husband's automatic always confuses me -I don't know where to put my feet! :rofl:

[youthere]

4. My husband's car and truck are both manual, my car is an automatic.

So, both. I have to say, I prefer the manual.

[flvegan]

5. 6 speed manual.

[guitar man]

6. 5 speed stick

5 speed stick in my truck, auto in the car the wife drives. 5 speed manual on my Harley Sportster :D

[LSdemocrat]

7. Automatic, I don't even know how to drive a manual car

[supernova]

8. Automatic, manual is for farm machinery

When I was little I used to drive the tractor a manual 5-speed. It was hard and required a lot of muscle. Same for the lawn mower, but it is easier.

However, I want a car that doesn't involve gear shifting.

[Initech]

9. My new car uses something called "Continuously Variable Transmission"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuously_variable_transmission

[TommyO]

10. Yes!

My Chevy Malibu is an automatic, and my VW Passat is a stick. I prefer manual transmissions, but my commute often turns into bumper-to-bumper creep forward traffic, so the auto is a welcome respite from the clutch.

[Blue-Jay]

11. I'm driving an automatic for the first time in my life.

I sometimes miss the control of a manual (esp in snow), but it's mostly just a means for me to get from here to there.

[Greyskye]

12. PST

Power Split Transmission, more commonly known as Hybrid Synergy Drive.

[TML]

13. Other

I've got a Dodge with one of those Auto Stick transmissions. It's a four-speed automatic, but I can also shift it manually without a clutch.

[Jimbo S]

14. Automatic

Put in Drive and go!

[Orsino]

15. More automatic than automatic.

The Prius automates the automatic transmission. :7

[Rob H.]

16. All my cars have had manual transmissions

At first I didn't want to have to learn to drive one, but now I'm glad I did. The only thing I don't like about 'em is getting stuck in a traffic jam--my left foot starts to cramp up pretty quickly when that happens. :-(

[jakefrep]

17. Automatic

I probably should learn to drive a manual someday, though.

[KG]

18. Automatic. i've owned sticks before, but much prefer an AT.

[Iggo]

19. I'm certain the city bus is automatic....(n/t)

[Fox Mulder]

20. Automatic.

I'd never drive a manual.

[NoGOPZone]

21. Automatic

never had a real manual, but had one of those VWs where you shift without a clutch

[KansDem]

22. Am I the only one who voted "Three-speed on the column?"

Granted, my Chevy is 43 years old, but I would have thought there would be a couple more DUers who had a similar setup...:shrug:

[guitar man]

23. hehe

I had a Rambler in high school with a 3 on the tree. It took forever, or so it seemed, to get from first to second gear with that thing.;)

A lot of these youngsters today just look at you kind of funny when you mention such things. I was trying to explain a non-synchronized transmission to a kid who works for me the other day. I learned to drive in a '45 Chevy army surplus 2 ton flatbed with a 4 speed non-synchro tranny and a manual two-speed rear axle, so there were two sticks coming up out of the floor. No power steering,no power brakes, hell, it hardly had brakes at all! I just got a bewildered look from him when I was trying to explain double-clutching to shift that old truck and why....

[Ikonoklast]

24. My first ride was 'three on the tree'

'64 Impala.

[Oeditpus Rex]

28. So's mine!

What's yours? Mine's this'un:







It's got a Powerglide, though — the original. :D

[KansDem]

35. I'm the one with the '65 Chevelle 300 Deluxe...

I think we've shared specs before.

It looks a lot like this:


...But with a lot of rust!

[Oeditpus Rex]

36. Oh, yeah

I remember now. :hi:

I tend to forget who's who unless it's someone I talk with all the time. :blush:

[Iggo]

30. We used to call that "3 on the tree."

Thus...

Car Dude #1: "You got a stick?"

Car Dude #2: "Yeah."

Car Dude #1: "Four-on-the-floor or three-on-the-tree?"

And so on...

[LSK]

25. CVT

[kwassa]

26. only 3% of cars sold now have manual transmissions

can't remember where I read that, but it might not be too long before they are no longer manufactured.

[billyskank]

39. In the US, you mean.

Most cars sold in Europe are manuals. We don't go for automatics except in high-end luxury cars. And I dare say the US is not such an important market for cars, given that you all prefer trucks and SUVs.

[NewWaveChick1981]

27. Five-speed in my car. Auto in my husband's car.

:P He's taken the "old fart" route of an automatic. :rofl: (He used to drive a Mazda RX-7 and was the one who taught me to drive a five-speed when I was 22.) I prefer my car because it's fun to drive and gets great gas mileage, plus I can control the speed to my liking in a five-speed.

[Mugu]

29. I have one of each. Manual in the truck, auto in the car. n/t

[NaturalHigh]

31. Five speed on the floor in the Honda...

automatic in the Trailblazer.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

32. I have automatic transmission in my MINI Cooper (which I understand is sacrilege)

But I am just not able to drive a manual, so I never get them.

[4_Legs_Good]

33. 5 Speed Manual on my Honda Insight, 165,000 miles an LMPG of 55.0

Still fun to drive 7 years later.

David

Edit: bonehead typo

[pokerfan]

34. Shimano

[billyskank]

37. I love it when people say things like

"I drive automatics, manuals are shit, I drove a manual fifty years ago and it was awful." :rofl:

[billyskank]

38. For what it's worth, mine is a six speed manual.

I don't mind operating the machine myself.

[flvegan]

41. 6-spd manuals, UNITE!

:highfive:

[Redstone]

40. I've never owned a car with an automatic. And never will.

Redstone

[Callalily]

42. Just bought my

very first automatic car in November. It took a while to get used to, kept shifting and clutching! :rofl: But I'm really liking it. Honda Fit - 38 mpg! :woohoo: