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Rope-Pusher
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Re: Slow at accelerating ( read other posts)

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Re: Slow at accelerating ( read other posts)

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unitednations161 wrote:The days of manual being quicker then automatic in the same exact car are gone arnt they? 0-60 in a manual cruze is like 11 seconds and 0-60 in a automatic cruze is like 9

Depends on the vehicle and the auto transmission. Transmissions like Audi's DSG are quicker but I think most traditional autos are still a little behind
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Squint wrote: I forgot about writing it until you just brought it up. Side note, dealership has a 1979 Corolla in for service. The owner is the dad of a guy that used to work here, and it only has like 65,000 miles on it. Driven it 400 miles in the past year.

Still doesn't beat your 1897 Corolla though, BK. :lol:
Its a civic, 91. haha but close enough. I actually used to Drive an 87 Ford Taurus.
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