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View Poll Results: Manual or automatic?
I own / drive / prefer vehicles with manual gearboxes 435 68.08%
I own / drive / prefer vehicles with automatic transmissions 204 31.92%
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Old 01-11-2005, 12:53 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Gammaboy
Power steering involves the pedal on the right, and Aircon involves the right pedal too :P
Wanna turn tighter? More right pedal.
Not enough airflow? More right pedal.
Don't forget some strategic use of the left pedal to assist in power steering and turning tighter!

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Originally Posted by Gammaboy
Having spent yesterday driving a Rental BA auto with the stupid auto with tiptronic, i have to say its an extremely lame substitute for a manual... I'd actually prefer manually shifting a C4 over the tiptronic thing. The 1-2 second lag in the shift is pathetic.
Agreed....... again :hihi:
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