Manual vs. Automatic
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Yes the autostick allows you to choose what gear ratio you want by pushing the lever to the right to upshift and push it to the left to downshift. It is actually a very simple system. It does have its limitations unfortuneatly. It has artifical stupidity (oh I mean artifical intellegence) that will override your decisions sometimes.
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i know that the early chrsyler autostick models, such as the 300M, had an override system that would only allow you so much control, but in the stratus, i can leave from a stop in gears other than 1st, and it will not shift by itself...i can sit and do burnouts, bouncing off of the rev limiter...
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One of the concerns that I have related to this topic is can I handle the manual. As I ponder on which model to buy, leaning towards the 6.1 but I'm going to see how pricing and the test drive go, I wonder If I will just be doing burnouts with the manual tranny. I have driven fast manuals before with far less than 425 horse and It is hard to pullout from a stop without spinning the tires. This maybe just my problem and maybe I need more practice but is it something that I am concerned with. Auto-stick maybe for me but I do not want to notice any drop in performance and the wife could also drive it if the world was ending, lol.
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One of the concerns that I have related to this topic is can I handle the manual. As I ponder on which model to buy, leaning towards the 6.1 but I'm going to see how pricing and the test drive go, I wonder If I will just be doing burnouts with the manual tranny. I have driven fast manuals before with far less than 425 horse and It is hard to pullout from a stop without spinning the tires. This maybe just my problem and maybe I need more practice but is it something that I am concerned with. Auto-stick maybe for me but I do not want to notice any drop in performance and the wife could also drive it if the world was ending, lol.
One of the concerns that I have related to this topic is can I handle the manual. As I ponder on which model to buy, leaning towards the 6.1 but I'm going to see how pricing and the test drive go, I wonder If I will just be doing burnouts with the manual tranny. I have driven fast manuals before with far less than 425 horse and It is hard to pullout from a stop without spinning the tires. This maybe just my problem and maybe I need more practice but is it something that I am concerned with. Auto-stick maybe for me but I do not want to notice any drop in performance and the wife could also drive it if the world was ending, lol.
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Purely Preferntial. The autos are so quick and smooth, that unless you are a pro street driver, you are not going to notice much difference. If you are not an experienced road racer, or don't want the power of the stick in your hand, go with the auto.
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Talked to the wife last night about this. She has veto power and used it last night when she said we are getting an auto so she can drive it. What could I do, lol?
Auto stick here I come!
Auto stick here I come!
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Talked to the wife last night about this. She has veto power and used it last night when she said we are getting an auto so she can drive it. What could I do, lol?
Auto stick here I come!
Talked to the wife last night about this. She has veto power and used it last night when she said we are getting an auto so she can drive it. What could I do, lol?
Auto stick here I come!
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That is sort of my mentality, plus I'm personally tired of automatics. I want a manual for a while.
BTW erz5005, welcome to the site!
BTW erz5005, welcome to the site!
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