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Old 21-03-2006, 02:39 PM   #61
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I dont know what all the fuss about manuals is , i've had them all my life in most of my cars and im glad to be rid of them , I'de rather an Auto with a 2500 minimum stall convertor and shift kit anyday. Bloody burning clutches out and stuff , riding the clutch all day in bad traffic , nothing but problems. Ill have my auto's any day . U'll get a quicker gear shift with any decent auto compared to a manual, my old XE ran way quicker q/miles with the auto/b&m quickshifter/stall convetor & shiftkit than it did with the manual gearbox, no matter who drove it ! - so auto's for
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Just personal preference, i like to drive a car, A Manual is better around a circuit, manual is more fun in sprited driving in my view.
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Old 21-03-2006, 02:46 PM   #62
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Just personal preference, i like to drive a car, A Manual is better around a circuit, manual is more fun in sprited driving in my view.
I agree there mate.

I was going to say why are most circuit cars manual?
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Old 21-03-2006, 02:58 PM   #63
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Fair enough ;) , allthough i find i can do just as much spirited driving in an auto as a manual , if shifting the auto manually. Everyone to their own opinion and thats kewl , thats why they make both auto's and manuals , people prefer 1 or the other usually ;) .
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Old 21-03-2006, 03:29 PM   #64
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Exactly right and living out in the country having to ride the clutch in traffic isn't much of an Issue... :
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Old 21-03-2006, 06:25 PM   #65
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Haha i know mate everytime i talk to him his selling us something... :
(Cue ABBA music) Can you hear the cai air box calling FPV8U or was that the edit just passing thru..... + what was that sparkle in your eyes FPV8U when you heard that windsor really crack pass you
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Old 21-03-2006, 06:44 PM   #66
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(Cue ABBA music) Can you hear the cai air box calling FPV8U or was that the edit just passing thru..... + what was that sparkle in your eyes FPV8U when you heard that windsor really crack pass you
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Hahahahha he'll have to make it work to some metallica if he wants to sell me something through song mate...
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Old 21-03-2006, 10:29 PM   #68
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Looks great FPV8U!
i think it needs a bit of a de-wing and a AUII bodykit but :
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Looks great FPV8U!
i think it needs a bit of a de-wing and a AUII bodykit but :
De-Wing never mate!

AU II Bodykit will be one of my last mods unless you would like to give me yours :voldar02:
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