Die hard Manual guys get in here!

[moto111]

mustang starts with M muscle car starts with M therefore it should have a Manual transmission lol

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[RocketGuy3]

Automatics have been faster than manuals for a long time now... Even shitty automatics.

If you're worried about setting the fastest lap times possible, then yeah, get an automatic.

If you're worried about driving, get the manual.

 

[bluebeastsrt]

Automatics have been faster than manuals for a long time now... Even shitty automatics.

If you're worried about setting the fastest lap times possible, then yeah, get an automatic.

If you're worried about driving, get the manual.

Just curious. But do they issue you a different license if you have a manual? Pretty sure they issue the same "Drivers" license to everyone. Just saying.

 

[mustang1]

Automatics are better if you are a busy person and need to put on your makeup, send text messages, eat and drink, smoke cigarettes, or are simply too tired to shift gears. Automatics help make the most of your very valuable time and conserve energy. Although its better to get automatics with forward collision warning and brake assist because they facilitate distractions and make the eyelids heavy.

 

[FranzVonHoffer]

Automatics are better if you are a busy person and need to put on your makeup, send text messages, eat and drink, smoke cigarettes, or are simply too tired to shift gears. Automatics help make the most of your very valuable time and conserve energy. Although its better to get automatics with forward collision warning and brake assist because they facilitate distractions and make the eyelids heavy.

and they say "sarcasm doesn't translate online"

 

[MRGTX]

mustang starts with M muscle car starts with M therefore it should have a Manual transmission lol

Unassailable logic, sir. :cheers:

 

[VTECSAUCE]

I agree the 2011-14 manuals were not great. I had one grind on the test drive when they first came out. The 2015+ have gotten a lot better. The 2018 should theoretically be improved further with the twin disc clutch and dual mass flywheel. I'd still recommend doing an MGW short shifter for your first mod if you are worried about it. If you plan on making this car and all out drag car, automatic is probably the way to go, but if you are as much of a diehard manual driver as you say, manual is the only option. If the MT-82 was truly a terrible transmission, I think Ford would have ditched it by now. I think the revisions they have made, have made them noticeably better.

 

[wireeater]

So you say, my Mt-82 gave me trouble from day one worst tranny i ever had. why would I go and buy it a again. Take a look at the threads in the trans sections here or any other mustang forum, you'll find them littered with mt-82 issues most of them having the same issues i had! Naa no bandwagon crap here, just experiences! Add power to that tranny and the issues are magnified!

People complaining does not = issues. An "issue" would be a defect causing the trans to not properly work, to break, etc. All the post you mostly see are people talking about the same thing. Sounds and the smoothness of the transmission. That is just the design of the transmission it isn't an "issue". All these transmissions are made EXACTLY the same way every single time. Mass manufacturing does have a certain percentage to have a defect but if there were an ACTUAL design "issue" with these transmission literally every single one would have that "issue".

 

[Norm Peterson]

Just curious. But do they issue you a different license if you have a manual? Pretty sure they issue the same "Drivers" license to everyone. Just saying.

You joke . . .

I know when I first got my driver's license (Massachusetts), there was a restriction code limiting the license holder to driving only vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission. It seems to still be on the books.

http://www.education4drivers.com/massachusetts/drivers-license-restrictions.htm


Norm

 

[TexasRebel]

You joke . . .

I know when I first got my driver's license (Massachusetts), there was a restriction code limiting the license holder to driving only vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission. It seems to still be on the books.

http://www.education4drivers.com/massachusetts/drivers-license-restrictions.htm


Norm

Same with CDLs. Restricted to automatic unless you test on a stick.

 

[Hi-PO Stang]

That is just absurd.

 

[TexasRebel]

That is just absurd.

Not really.

The last thing you want to happen to an 80,000 lb. missile is for the driver to miss a shift on a grade, runaway, and not know what to do.

 

[Stormtrooper5.0]

My coworker was in the car with me and we got intimate and I had to use my right hand to do...you know what to her.
I had to reach over and shift with my left hand, she was impressed but it was hard as hell.

Really the only downside I experienced with MT

 

[moto111]

My coworker was in the car with me and we got intimate and I had to use my right hand to do...you know what to her.
I had to reach over and shift with my left hand, she was impressed but it was hard as hell.

Really the only downside I experienced with MT

Easy to do in a slow car ;) had to ;) hahah

 

[bigjohns97]

My coworker was in the car with me and we got intimate and I had to use my right hand to do...you know what to her.
I had to reach over and shift with my left hand, she was impressed but it was hard as hell.

Really the only downside I experienced with MT

Road head becomes a problem unless you're on a road trip as well.

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