drove a GT 5-speed today, finally... Options

[rocky2006]

ive had my '97 ST auto for about one year now. the past month ive been learning to drive my friends 5-speed Geo Tracker (haha its a piece). FINALLY my other friend with a '94 GT manual let me drive his car for $3 around the neighborhood. oh its such a good feeling going from a ST auto to a GT stick. later on that night he let me drive it on main roads and the highway (didnt even do that in the tracker) cause i let him drive my car which i have no idea why he wanted to do that. anyway, just thought id share my first experience driving a GT.

[Newbie]

Come.. To the dark side...

[XXX_Mina]

Wait till you drive a 3sgte celica.... there is no coming back from that...

Mina

[Mr_E]

Wait till you drive a 3sgte celica.... there is no coming back from that...
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Even at over $8 a gallon, there's no escape from boost.

[CoSo]

Funnily enough I also drove a 5 speed just yesterday. Boy, how I miss manual cars..

[javi714]

once I learned how to drive a 5speed I was hooked, it was my friends eclipse gt

[97sccelica]

Wait till you drive a 3sgte celica.... there is no coming back from that...
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Even at over $8 a gallon, there's no escape from boost.
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i would have to agree

[Coomer]

I need to drive another GT with a S-54. The one that I've driven with one and the camry I drove with one both didn't feel good at all. The feel was very imprecise and vague, but maybe it's just those two cars.

[JoeyIsFunny]

If only all cars were manual, we wouldnt have to worry about not being able to find one and having to settle for auto. There should be an additional $1,000 charge for an automatic transmission from the dealer haha...

EDIT: BTW, is it true that the 94-95 GT's have 5 more hp than the 96-99s?

This post has been edited by JoeyIsFunny: Apr 24, 2005 - 12:17 PM

[mikew04]

No, but the california ones have a few hp less due to emmisions laws.

[2003cbgts]

yup... nothing like manual...wouldnt have auto. (nothing against u auto guys, it does have its upsides)

[Andason]

i love my stick but i wouldnt want it in thick traffic

[rocky2006]

not me. maybe its just cause i dont have a stick and love driving them, but even in traffic id love one. i just cant get enough of driving a stick. lmao, my friends get so pissed at me cause i wont stop asking them if i can drive their cars. finally it has got to the point where i have to pay them. sucks, but its worth it for me.

[StreetRacing10PS...]

i love manuals as well, iam thinkin about swappin my tranny in a few months.

[rocky2006]

how long does it take for an auto tranny to go bad with normal use? that is the only way ill ever get a stick swapped into my car.

[StreetRacing10PS...]

i have seen autos in eclipses last any were from 80-120K

[boosted_K2]

ive seen auto trannys in DSMs last MUCH less than that figure lol

[StreetRacing10PS...]

ive seen auto trannys in DSMs last MUCH less than that figure lol
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usually in eagle talons. 60K i think was the highest i seen. i have like 7 friends with either a 95-99 elcipse/talon and a 00 celica. the talons are the worst when it comes to trans.

[rocky2006]

my brother's '96 civic EX tranny started slipping at like 130k, but he drove the piss out of that thing constantly. should i expect about the same lifetime? my plans are to keep the celi forever (at least a long time). just when something goes out (tranny, engine, etc) just put something better in.

[Sev408]

There should be an additional $1,000 charge for an automatic transmission from the dealer haha...

EDIT: BTW, is it true that the 94-95 GT's have 5 more hp than the 96-99s?
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they do, autos cost more by about 1-2k then a manual. mainly because of parts. thats also why their resale value is higher then a manual.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Unless the car your selling is a sports car, in which case the manual version is usually the more desirable and thus more expensive model used.

[boosted_K2]

the only vehicle ive ever seen where the AT model was cheaper than the MT model is a RX-8, and this is because each trim only comes with 1 transmission option where the AT model is the lesser model and the MT 6-speed was the fully loaded and faster model.

[dustin15brown]

$8 a gallon? WOW!! That blows... I love my manual though

[CelicaSTX02]

There are ups and down with manuals........I love it when I am in the mood to drive, but when you're not in the mood....it could get annoying. Oh well, I'll be boosting in like 2 weeks......so I am sure I'll love my manual all the time when I have boost.

[blu94gt]

I have ADD and actually focus better on driving when I'm driving a manual (keeps all the different tracks in my brain going at the same time)

Plus I learned on a manual when I was 14 and that's all I've had so yeah.

[nObOdy]

id never get an automatic - it keeps you away from the experience of driving the car - its more a sharing the experience with an auto than living the experience with a manual =)
plus i mean.. you can just have so much more fun/control over a manual..!