OPPOPOLL What's your favorite transmission

"472CID" (472CID) 01/14/2014 at 13:45 • Filed to: OPPOPOLL

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Ok so this one might seem obvious around here, but I've noticed that some people aren't all that crazy about clutch pedals. So lets see just how many Opponauts attend the church of the manual vs the synagogue of the dual clutch.

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RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 13:46

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Again ... ?

Tom McParland > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 13:46

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Great GIF

Z_Stig > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 13:46

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Three pedals all the way baby!

Casper > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 13:47

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I voted standard manual, but I do like a good dual clutch, especially if it's a race. I honestly can't decide which is worse between slushboxes and CVTs.

Stupidru > Casper 01/14/2014 at 13:50

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A regular slushbox, because you don't get the mileage with it. At least with a CVT you can manually select ratios

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 13:50

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Since I live where I live, I'll always be a three pedal man. BUT, If I lived in let's say NY? I'd probably get an automagic or something.

camaroboy68ss > Casper 01/14/2014 at 13:50

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I go to repair costs and cvt's are way more expensive so those are the worst transmission

HammerheadFistpunch > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 13:52

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I will say, there was one spot on my morning commute today, that I missed my automatic (wife and I switched cars this morning)

d00mZ > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 13:53

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SEQUENTIAL SHIFT IS MASTER SHIFT
jk. There's a poll? I thought this was unanimous... O_Oa

spanfucker retire bitch > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 13:55

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I'm a big fan of the SkyActiv AT in my Mazda3. I've had people actually confuse it with a Dual-Clutch it shifts so quickly. I also like the hybrid torque converter that it uses at under 5mph - makes it nice and easy for pulling out of parking spaces.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 13:56

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Anything but manual is for sissies!! :)

Not really but its the only way i want to drive

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 13:58

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GWK FRICTION CVT UEBER ALLES

/definitely trolling

William Byrd > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 13:59

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Voted standard manual, but I've experienced good paddle shifting cars (Gallardo and 458) around at track and damn it can be awesome. On a run of the mill car, give me 3 pedals.

ttyymmnn > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 14:03

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My favorite transmission is the one in the car in my driveway that is paid for. But to answer your question, manual.

f86sabre > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 14:09

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depends on the application.

Track car - Manual

DD car - manual

Truck - Auto

Reigntastic > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 14:10

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Poll results are renewing my faith in OPPO.

Gamecat235 > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 14:10

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(apologies for the formatting - that was me. Wanted to embed the poll, rather than click through, left in some extraneous code, then fixed it).

Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 14:11

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Mine:

Nibbles > f86sabre 01/14/2014 at 14:13

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Manual trucks are awesome. Nothing better than having six foot throws

Straightsix9904 > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 14:20

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I trolled, I'm guessing 7 other people did as well.

Leadbull > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 14:21

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I don't like manual transmissions; I like Manuel transmissions.

There's a difference.

benchslap > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 14:21

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No option for single-clutch automated manual (a la E60 M5 SMG)? That was a blast. I like the kick in the pants on the shifts, rather than the mushy feel of a DSG. Granted, the last DSG I've driven was a first generation Porsche PDK, but it still felt mushy like an automatic in comparison to my M5.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 14:21

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Fun car- manual
Track car- manual
DD- manual
Utility car- manual
Supercar- manual
Luxury car- manual
Automatic equipped car - FIRE AND GASOLINE!!!

CAR_IS_MI > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 14:22

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Sequential manual??? ( you know, ratchet shifter with a clutch)

472CID > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 01/14/2014 at 14:24

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I'm sure it's been asked a dozen times, but I don't recall seeing a straight up poll for it. At any rate it seemed like a good question to practice embedding a poll.

472CID > Gamecat235 01/14/2014 at 14:25

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You, you can do that? whoa

Gamecat235 > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 14:35

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Moderator privileges (to edit your post), anyone can embed and I figured it would be a nice use of the poll feature. For future reference all that is needed is the poll link and the noscript tags. - check the html code if you edit this post.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 14:37

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It's got to have a driver-controlled clutch for me to like it.

Exception: 1/2 ton F-150s from the early to mid 1990s. Ford put a 5 speed Mazda manual in the 1/2 tons, which meant you couldn't tow jack according to Ford. The 5MT + 2.73 axle was officially not recommended to tow anything.

The E4OD automatic was the only way to officially tow things more than 1 ton. Either that or go up to a 3/4 ton (which had a ZF manual).

Desu-San-Desu > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 14:37

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Gotta have a clutch pedal. I just feel so disconnected without one- as though I can't communicate with the rest of the car properly.

Jayhawk Jake > Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French 01/14/2014 at 14:43

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Only 5 gears...shame

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Stupidru 01/14/2014 at 14:51

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I've owned a CVT and now own a 6 spd auto, I much, much, much prefer the 6 spd auto. I've recently come to believe that automatic transmissions aren't so terrible anymore. Although given the choice a manual would've been cool.

Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French > Jayhawk Jake 01/14/2014 at 15:00

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Only 5 forward gears, powering the front set of wheels, 1.6 liter of displacement from 4 pots, no force feeding. Once 109 horses, but it's from 2001, so a few have fled the proverbial barn.

And I did average 42 US mpg (5,5 liter/100km, or 1:18,2) for a whole bloody tank, so the girl is allright. I've done over 150.000 km with her. I'll live with 5 gears. :)

TwoFortified > Casper 01/14/2014 at 15:37

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I did as well, but only because I haven't put a dual-clutch in my car (which is the eventual plan), so I can't really say that I prefer it. I may, I may not, but I won't know until then. So, between the other three options, Manual it is.More fun if you ask me.

ihm96 > Jayhawk Jake 01/14/2014 at 15:39

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As long as there are three pedals there is no shame. Especially since cars haven't always come with 6 speeds

RazoE > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 15:39

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I loves me a 5-speed RWD manual.

TwoFortified > Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French 01/14/2014 at 15:40

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What's the whip?

Also, to (very lightly) jab at the point about fuel economy, having more forward gears isn't a hindrance to that. In fact, if I understand correctly, 5th was originally meant to be a gear that would allow you to travel 50MPH at relatively low and efficient RPM. Then the speed limit went up to 60 or 70 on most Highways/Interstates, and now I ride in 5th at 3K. Wish I had a 6th so I could slow-cruise at like 1800...

Jayhawk Jake > ihm96 01/14/2014 at 15:41

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It was a 'mines bigger than yours' twinged joke.

Casper > TwoFortified 01/14/2014 at 15:45

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I like it for the fact it's more fun, cheaper to work on, and gives more flexibility. In a perfect world I would have my go fast car setup with a self blipping sequential dog tooth but still mated with a clutch. That way I can have the control of a clutch, but the rapid response for shifts of a DCT... and lots of flexibility for tuning. Gee, that sounds like my two wheeled toy with a shift assist... ;)

Xentron Holy Reaper of Worlds > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 15:51

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I voted CVT because I want to test my new flame suit.

Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French > TwoFortified 01/14/2014 at 15:51

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True as far as number of gears go. Still, it's really not bad for a 2001 car to get that fuel consumption. No efficiency-increasing turbos on this thing

It's a 2001 Citroën Xsara Coupé VTR, 3-door/hatchback. Converted to also run LPG.

(front grill is now green-on-green again, the black grill was a temp fix after the big chevron piece went missing)

TwoFortified > Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French 01/14/2014 at 15:59

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I agree. Nice little DD you got there.

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 16:26

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I guess beating a dead horse is fine as long as the horse doesn't mind. I'm a card-carrying member of the autotragic-hating troll club.

911e46z06 > 472CID 01/14/2014 at 19:35

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Manual for spirited driving. SMG for DD.

rabidpenguin > Stupidru 01/15/2014 at 17:21

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No, the whole point of a CVT is that the ratio changes to provide maximum fuel economy and power. You "choosing" the gear is just an illusion.

Stupidru > rabidpenguin 01/15/2014 at 18:09

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I understand how a CVT works, however Subarus CVT offers paddle shifters which let you manually select 8 pre-determined ratios for the cones