March 6, 201016 yr comment_419310 Automatics; lame AND dangerous! QFT. unless they are built for performance. Even then, give me a manual :P Depends on the car. My car (built in 1987) has normal, sports and manual modes. In manual mode it locks the torque converter which is great on downhill mountain roads for downshifting for corners and greatly minimizes the level of braking required to that of a manual car. A manual would be better for takeoffs with the extremely tall gearing and tight torque converter the car has. Personally though I don't mind the auto at all. Also has a hydraulic brake booster setup which gives about 15 boosted braking applications without the motor running. Report
March 6, 201016 yr comment_419337 QFT. unless they are built for performance. Even then, give me a manual :P Depends on the car. My car (built in 1987) has normal, sports and manual modes. In manual mode it locks the torque converter which is great on downhill mountain roads for downshifting for corners and greatly minimizes the level of braking required to that of a manual car. A manual would be better for takeoffs with the extremely tall gearing and tight torque converter the car has. Personally though I don't mind the auto at all. Also has a hydraulic brake booster setup which gives about 15 boosted braking applications without the motor running. Admittedly, my Chaser also has a fantastic auto... It too has the lockup converter and a MECHANICAL linkage between the shifter and the selector, so when you're shifting down the gate it actually goes into the gear you want, without any electronic intervention. Mind you, I don't usually drive it in a spirited manner... Its more of a cruiser. I have other cars with real gears for superhappyfuntime driving :( Report
March 6, 201016 yr comment_419404 My brother was saying his SV6 Ute's handbrake doesnt work while your over a certain speed. as in it will probably break if applied at over a certain speed.... they are a parking brake designed to hold it still when it is still, rather than an emergency brake, designed to slow a moving vehicle down. they are still a mechanical linkage to a drum brake inside the rear discs.... Robert. Report
March 7, 201016 yr Author comment_419466 "they are still a mechanical linkage to a TINY TINY drum brake inside the rear discs...." They'd probably catch fire at 40kph! Report
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