check my avatar not stock though .....

 

that reminds me - weren't you going to do a decent one where you could actually see what was going on ?

 

Yeah I need a stock one to volunteer

 

I must admit that I am somewhat surprised nobody responded to my comments.

Which makes me wonder if the lack of response means my thoughts on paddle shifters have merit, or, were simply something not worth responding to.

 

 

Oh my,, not everybody can afford the electricsupernawzcharger that you have 05Rex8.

 

hahahahahahahahhahaah
my electricsupernawzcharger is the beer ****
I swear Jedi posted that pic first not me!

clicky: https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...&postcount=208

sorry jedi

 

oh and back the at is cheaper...

i bought my 07 in feb from the dealer with 8 miles on it for under 22k taxes title and license included

its a gt model without nav

 

Oh oh one of these MT vs AT threads.

only thing i strongly disagree with is your last statment about city driving.

i dont see how driving in the traffic with a MT is such a pain. only thing you are doing is pressing down on more pedal. it only takes about a sec to push in the clutch , press the gas and put it back into neutral.

 

at 5:30 in the morning it would be a pain in the ***, i like to drive half asleep at that time

 

i did reply somewhere on page 2 i think

 

I think its all a matter of preference I guess. Someone like my girlfriend for example, she knows how to drive a stick, but absolutely REFUSES to own one. She doesnt give a rats *** about 1/4 mile times and crap like that, she wants something that looks cute with soft leather seats and a sunroof. An 04 4port RX8 meets the requirements for people like that, and theres more people like that than any other type.

TO each their own I guess.

 

still why is it such a pain?

AT- right Foot on brake, right foot moves to gas, right foot on brake again.

MT Right Foot on Brake, Left foot push in clutch, right foot moves to gas. right hand put it in First gear then back to netural.


i dotn see what is the pain you are talking about. just one more pedal to play with. but really what is the difference? i just dont see it.

 

lets face it - the only good reason to have an auto is so that you keep both hands on the wheels while your gf gives you a bj while you're driving ...

 

True that, its so annoying as your coming up to an offramp and need to downshift.

 

this is where i like my paddle shifting and the wife does too

 

I dunno, when I got stuck in bumper to bumper stop and go traffic on a highway, my left leg started to hurt after an hour of driving with partial clutch.

Not that I really care, MT all the way for me.

 

All boils down to preference in my opinion.

 

Thats good to hear... ...

This argument isn't gonna go anywhere. I think its its personal preference and ability to drive stick shift. I know my dad hates stick because hes not that proficient and gave up while I continued to learn and find not having the third pedal weird and wrong.

Paddle shifters :-\. Not too much love for them.

 

exactly, thats why Ive never been an AT hater. I have friends that literally say "who gives a **** if its not as fast, I dont want an MT". I never understood that myself but everyones different. At least the ATs still have the handling and awesome looks.

 

At least people who can drive the MT just plain look cooler. That's gotta count for something

I do like being able to be in exactly the gear I want when I want. Can come in handy sometimes, especially if you are forced to handle some snow. Also, as someone who's had a few engine floods in my car, the MT's ability to pull/push start made me real happy.

 

 

that's silly. You tell her to cut that crap out when you run out of road. Otherwise you leave it in gear, no problems.

 

This has worked out to be a nice pro for the ATX so far. Beat that MTX! You need a more skillful driver to accomplish the same.

 

Ah - but an mt with a turbo achieves the same thing because you have so much torque you never need to change gear .....