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unit_three · 11-02-2013, 12:13 AM

I drove stick for 10 consecutive years from the age of 18 until I was 28. My car is an auto now and I don't really care what other people think. Only one guy gave me shit about it but he drove an older V6 so I told him he could talk crap about my car the day he has one faster. Shut him right up.

**Doug1227** · 11-02-2013, 02:53 PM

I really enjoy driving a manual. For me, it was more about the 6r80 being a better transmission than the mt82. Like mentioned above, I knew I wouldn't have to put a clutch in it or worry about breaking it. Hell, I even picked the power adder that was most suited to not having to mess with it ( add a converter) etc. If they offered a bullet proof manual with a perfect clutch, I probably would have chosen it instead.

**04sleeper** · 11-06-2013, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Doug1227

I really enjoy driving a manual. For me, it was more about the 6r80 being a better transmission than the mt82. Like mentioned above, I knew I wouldn't have to put a clutch in it or worry about breaking it. Hell, I even picked the power adder that was most suited to not having to mess with it ( add a converter) etc. If they offered a bullet proof manual with a perfect clutch, I probably would have chosen it instead.

Pretty much this.

If the mt82 wasn't such a piece of shit compared to the 6R80, I might have gone with it.

Just the fact is that the 6R80 is so much better than the mt82 I couldn't see buying a car knowing it had a piece if shit trans.

No new shifter, bushings, hoses, clutch, etc.... You shouldn't have to dump thousands into a trans to make it work or hold power.

**Grandpa** · 11-06-2013, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by 04sleeper

No new shifter, bushings, hoses, clutch, etc.... You shouldn't have to dump thousands into a trans to make it work or hold power.

You seemed to have already forgot these cars are complete turds in NA form. lmao.

**BERT** · 11-06-2013, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by SlowGreyGT

You seemed to have already forgot these cars are complete turds in NA form. lmao.

Compared to what? All the 1000hp "street" cars around here?

**JDMLOL** · 11-06-2013, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by SlowGreyGT

You seemed to have already forgot these cars are complete turds in NA form. lmao.

I love this site, but I really hate seeing comments similar to this one so frequently. Must we constantly reiterate the fact these cars are complete shit compared to 1000 hp cars? Most production cars can't hold a candle to our cars much less a 1000 hp one.

**Grandpa** · 11-06-2013, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by JDMLOL

I love this site, but I really hate seeing comments similar to this one so frequently. Must we constantly reiterate the fact these cars are complete shit compared to 1000 hp cars? Most production cars can't hold a candle to our cars much less a 1000 hp one.

It's an inside joke, relax.

**BLK2012GT** · 11-06-2013, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by SlowGreyGT

You seemed to have already forgot these cars are complete turds in NA form. lmao.

All cars with TF wheels are complete turds NA.

**Grandpa** · 11-06-2013, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by BLK2012GT

All cars with TF wheels are complete turds NA.

Ain't that the damn truth!

**fordplay** · 11-04-2013, 08:36 AM

I agree with crimson, if Ford sources a paddle shift from Ferrari or Lamborghini I'm in for an auto, till then.. dang there are few things in life that compare to the fun of driving a good manual trans in a powerful car, and the mt82 in my car has never hung up or locked me out, and compared to the old manuals its light years ahead, its a shorty stock, it has internal stops and it shifts like butter. You can't replace the feeling of sitting at a light with one hand on the shifter and feeling the engine vibrate and occasionally shudder under your hand, or launching off that light and getting all excited for that redline-lift-clutch-second-dump-throttle.. moment where you and the car breathe and move as one.. or the heel toe downshift when you stick it perfect going into that turn and the up shift as you power out of it...

**GTOphil** · 11-04-2013, 12:10 PM

OR...that moment when you have an aftermarket clutch and you sit in 45 minutes of stop and go traffic with a 400 + hp muscle car doing nothing but wondering about how much clutch life you're sacrificing to have a "man's car"....

**five.slow** · 11-06-2013, 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by GTOphil

OR...that moment when you have an aftermarket clutch and you sit in 45 minutes of stop and go traffic with a 400 + hp muscle car doing nothing but wondering about how much clutch life you're sacrificing to have a "man's car"....

more like when is my leg gonna give out...

i love having a stick car but for me its just getting a little old. if we take the car anywhere and i decided i dont wanna drive or have a beer i cant because my wife cant drive a stick car for shit.

**fordplay** · 11-05-2013, 08:45 AM

No, that does not bother me, its like worrying about the tires every time you launch or slide a corner, just the price of business, like killing spiders for women, and guys that drive automatic muscle cars!!! Ooohh cheap shot sorry!! Ha ha. We all have our preference, there is nothing wrong with either, just passionate people on both side of the fence. Just to prove no hard feelings us manual guys will climb over the fence to shake your hands, because we know you auto guys can't climb a fence due to bad hips and knees, because otherwise you'd own a manual!!

**fordplay** · 11-06-2013, 07:54 AM

So then teach her!!! I just called my insurance company and got my discount for owning a stick shift!! That's a thing now!!

**Dominic Toretto** · 11-06-2013, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by fordplay

So then teach her!!! I just called my insurance company and got my discount for owning a stick shift!! That's a thing now!!

So insurance companies are giving Mustang owners a discount since they will have more frequent repair costs with manuals... pretty cool :P.

-Alex