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DKaz
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Posts: 522 Joined: Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:25 pm
Cars: Mazda3, Matrix, R3
Location: Coquitlam, BC
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by DKaz » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:17 pm
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-dr ... le1909922/
Excerpt:
We both drove two 2011 Ford Fiestas, the wife and I, one Fiesta with an automatic and then a manual, and I was certain she’d exclaim the second came alive with manual shifting. She did not.
Subsequently, I surveyed the neighbours. I uncovered strong feelings whichever transmission was favoured. The couple to the north is committed to manuals, man and wife, whereas two other couples across the street want nothing to do with constantly shifting gears in city traffic. A single man relishes that very engagement. The next-door neighbours to the south are split on the subject, like my wife and I, but still able to talk about it.
Ford of Canada reports that 77 per cent of Fiesta buyers choose automatic transmissions, a $1,250 option. Obviously, most folks feel just like my wife on this unmentionable subject.
So in their test of both the manual and dual clutch automatic, the manual was both more fuel efficient and faster on the acceleration.
09 Mazda 5 GS 6MT - His
12 Mazda 3 GS-L Skyactiv 6MT - Hers
theholycow
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by theholycow » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:54 pm
In his neighborhood, 5 people prefer manual and 4 people do not. Wow!
23% of Canadian Fiesta buyers choose the manual. That's pretty decent!
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94Corolla5Speed
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Cars: 1994 Corolla, 1990 Miata
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by 94Corolla5Speed » Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:07 pm
100% of Honda S2000 owners chose manual. That's a record.
watkins
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Cars: '08 Saab 9-5 Aero wagon
Location: Salem, MA
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by watkins » Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:07 pm
So did 100% of Viggen owners
Rope-Pusher
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Cars: '08 Jeep Liberty
Location: Greater Detroit Area
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by Rope-Pusher » Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:17 pm
100% of 8.4L V-10 owners are also Amish viper owners.
- OOPS! Forgot about the Drag Pak Challengers.
'08 Jeep Liberty 6-Speed MT - "Last of the Mohicans"
Tups
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by Tups » Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:27 pm
watkins wrote: So did 100% of Viggen owners
But do they still?
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FDSpirit
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by FDSpirit » Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:29 pm
94Corolla5Speed wrote: 100% of Honda S2000 owners chose manual. That's a record.
So did Si owners.
2000 Honda Civic Si- Slightly faster than your grandmomma's grocery getter......slightly.
DKaz
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Posts: 522 Joined: Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:25 pm
Cars: Mazda3, Matrix, R3
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by DKaz » Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:22 am
I'd like to know the numbers for a lot of cars. VW said in 2005, 44% of their cars sold were manual.
Good to see that DCT isn't quite as great as the auto manufacturers claim it is though.
09 Mazda 5 GS 6MT - His
12 Mazda 3 GS-L Skyactiv 6MT - Hers
watkins
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by watkins » Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:44 pm
Tups wrote: watkins wrote: So did 100% of Viggen owners
But do they still?
Ahh but thats Nick Taliaferro's work. Genuine Saab is
the leader in the Saab aftermarket. He has strange skills