Manual vs. Automatic
Hope none of the purists get heated at me but let me throw out a question and get some feedback. To preface this; I have never owned a muscle car or anything with a resemblance to looking cool. All my vehicles have been boring old transportation and having said that I drive a F150 with a manual transmission now. I am SICK of driving around having to shift the thing. Of course, my truck is a dog so not as though all that left leg pumping and right shoulder work is creating an engine roar...it just makes the hunk of crap go forward. I wish I had bought an automatic F150 instead.
So, If I buy a 6.1L with an automatic is that just blasphemy? Am I giving up a tremendous amount of performance? If I keep the car long term (as is my plan) will it lose its appeal due to the automatic transmission?
It may be that I am not used to driving a manual that responds more deftly than that of a vice grip on an old rusty bolt. Let me know your thoughts.