Never have I ever

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 10/28/2016 at 10:22 • Filed to: None

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Driven both the automatic and manual versions of the same car.

Funktheduck > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:26

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I kind of have. My gf and I both have Mazda 3s. Hers is 2012. Mine is 2015. Different platforms but both have the skyactiv drivetrains. Same engine, auto and manual trans. Does that count?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:27

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I for sure want to try a manual 3rd gen 4Runner.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:30

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I haven’t done that, but I have driven the actual same car in both auto and manual... After a swap.

404 - User No Longer Available > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:31

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I have. E90 328xi manual and 325i automatic. I’ve also driven the E90 LCI 328xi automatic.

Close enough I guess...

for Michigan > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:31

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Closest I’ve come is my stick shift Mazda3 and an automatic Focus Titanium. Sure, the Focus is on an updated version of the platform my Mazda shared with the previous generation Focus, but it’s very obvious the two are related once you get behind the wheel.

EL_ULY > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:31

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I have with the OG NSX. In auto, it was the single worst car i’ve ever driven.

MPA > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:32

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I have, kinda. Driven both the stick and auto, the hatch and notchback, and the 4 cyl and V8 version of the Fox Body Mustang

First car was an ‘85 notchback (2.3/auto), and I’ve owned 2 5.0/5 Spd LX hatches.

Never have I ever driven an automatic miata tho :D

Tapas > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:32

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Remote started a car.

Because none of my cars had that lol

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:35

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I test drove an automatic Dakota before ordering a manual. I’ve driven automatic and manual Rams as well.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:35

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I have not either. I have however driven the same automatic in multiple different cars.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:36

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I kindof have. I have a 2009 Hyundai Accent hatchback with a manual - my brother and mother have a 2009 and 2010 Accent sedan, respectively. Same engine, but they have automatics.

The automatics feel very gutless by comparison...

Urambo Tauro > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:36

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The closest I’ve gotten was a ’94 Chevy pickup (manual) vs. a ’95 (auto). But the ’94 was a V6 1500, and the ’95 was a V8 2500, so it’s not really a fair comparison.

Cé hé sin > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:37

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(wracks brain)

Manual Mk3 Focus and automatic Mk2 ?

That’s as near as I go.

Wait a minute - automatic Mk2 Fiesta (the short lived Fiat/Ford CVT) and manual Mk3.

HammerheadFistpunch > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:37

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Hmm, neither have i.

Shankems > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:40

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I have! G8 GXP with the 6l80 and now the SS with TR-6060. Automatics are dead to me.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:41

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When Snuze was in the shop I got an auto Snuze as a rental. But it was the 2016 Limited model (i.e. the one made to be a rental car), so everything in it was slightly different, just enough to be disconcerting.

Takuro Spirit > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:44

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Get a job at a car dealer. I’ve driven LOTS.

XJDano > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:44

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I bought a 99 XJ auto, then latter bought a 93 XJ manual. I regret buying the 99 as an auto.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:45

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I’ve come pretty close. I currently own a ‘92 2-dr XJ sport (I.e base model), 4.0/ax-15. In the past I’ve owned a ‘93 4-dr, 4.0/aw4 country (so pretty high trim level). I’ve also driven a ‘90 2-dr sport with the 4.0/aw4, but while it looks the same externally there’s a pretty big gulf between the Renix and HO’s.

Actually check that. I have driven a 2016 Colorado 4-banger auto and a similarly configured 2015 with the six-speed. The automatic is slow, the manual distracts you from the slow.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:47

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But if that’s not what you’re going for, never have I ever driven a Honda. (OMG right?)

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:52

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I kind of have. I have driven a manual F150 and an auto F250 of the same generation.

jasmits > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 10:55

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Uhhh... Well I’ve driven a manual FJ60 Landcruiser and an auto 100 series Landcruiser but I feel like that’s not what you were looking for.

for Michigan > for Michigan 10/28/2016 at 10:59

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Scratch that. I just remembered that I’ve driven auto and manual versions of the Gen6 Civic. Two stick shift coupes and an automatic sedan.

functionoverfashion > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 11:03

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In high school we had a manual and automatic Chrysler minivan AT THE SAME TIME. I drove them both on the same day sometimes. Man, that was confusing.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 11:05

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I just posted on someone else’s, and this one will break OPPO.

Never have I ever owned a vehicle with a manual transmission.

(may change tomorrow though)

WilliamsSW > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 10/28/2016 at 11:10

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I’ve done this a few times, too. Wanted a manual, but the dealer only had autos to test drive. so I test drove the auto and ordered the stick. A leap of faith maybe, but it’s always worked out.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > functionoverfashion 10/28/2016 at 11:51

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And how different in character were the two vans?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > HammerheadFistpunch 10/28/2016 at 11:55

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My car feels really peppy and eager to be driven hard, I wonder if that character changes with an automatic.

functionoverfashion > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2016 at 12:46

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They were similar enough that it was easy to forget which one you were driving. But the manual was clearly a lot more fun to drive. It was an easy car to learn on, too. I actually learned on a different manual minivan, a brown ‘86. Also very smooth.

I remembered I also drove an automatic version of my mom’s 2000 Subaru Outback as a rental, and almost got t-boned becuase the automatic didn’t have the balls that I knew my mom’s manual one did.

I’ve also driven automatic versions of my car (E46) and been pleasantly surprised, they’re not bad.