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Old 01-26-2005, 11:39 PM
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I've found that generally manual tranny's hold more power than auto's. How do the A4's tranny's hold up? I'm leaning towards auto simply because I'm tired of the heavy traffic I deal with everyday. But if the auto is significantly weaker than the manual I'll probably go that way.
 
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Old 01-27-2005, 01:07 AM
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the Auto is WAY weaker than the standard. It's not even recommended to upgrade the turbo with the auto. Plus the enjoyment factor doesn't compare.
 
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Old 01-27-2005, 01:50 AM
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Yes, much weaker. But the other factor has go to be boredom. I enjoy driving a standard and never found and auto that came close. LMO
 
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Old 01-27-2005, 01:56 AM
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Yea I generally don't like autos but it wares on ya in traffic every day. I just looked at the UK audi site and they list the manual being 0.5 secs quicker 0-62. That's a huge difference. Does it seem like the Manual is really that much quicker?

 
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Old 01-27-2005, 02:03 AM
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oh god yeah, my auto is a slug.
Here are the specs for a auto tranny

 
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Old 01-27-2005, 03:32 AM
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Manual's are way better. They are more fun, they better MPG and they make the car way faster. I test drove both before buying mine and the auto sucked and i didn't even want to drive the 2nd then i did and i decided to buy mine.
 
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Old 01-27-2005, 03:35 AM
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theres a B6 1.8T wit a E05 turbo from revo
 
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Old 01-27-2005, 09:29 PM
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dude....stick is the onlyyyy way to goo....its soo much more enjoyable too...i had to drive my moms explorer the other day, miserable....i was looking for a clutch everytime i had to slow down or accelereate....go for the stick....
 
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Old 01-27-2005, 09:43 PM
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Definately. I never thought I would drive a stick. Picked up my car without evening knowing how to drive manual, havent looked back since
 
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Old 01-27-2005, 09:45 PM
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haha...thats what i did wiht this one...i had my dad drive it home from the dealer for me...and that was fun..considering he hasnt driven stick in years....i learned in a week...good times with the white rocket!!!!!
 


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