I took a new Donge Magnum HEMI for a test drive yesterday, it has an AUTO 5-speed. I can tell you, there is no need for a manual with these new engines and transmissions. This friggin station wagon does 60 in 6 seconds, with almost 400 lbs of torque, and 350 horsepower, the auto can be manually controlled. It was Fred Dellis that said that a Turbo AUTO would beat a stick because it could change gears without letting off the gas to shift and could give power through all the cycles. This is why the new automatics are taking over. I never thought I would see an auto in a Lamborghini. Progress my man. - VB >From: "Murray Fisher" <murrayfw@xxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: [DML] Automatic vs. Stick >Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 05:11:09 -0800 > > > >Automatics are for old men. (I am 84!!).. As you can see by my years I >have had a lot of time and cars. I really enjoyed the straight sticks >over >this time.....made me feel like a REAL MAN.....All of my cars now are >automatic. I got tired in all of those years of spending all my time >"rowing through those gears". It is SO NICE now, to sit back and relax >and >just steer between the telephone poles! I don't know what the actual >figures are as to numbers of Auto VS 5 speeds, but when I was looking for >mine, 10 years ago, I found it difficult to find an Auto. My criteria at >that time was that it had to be Auto, Gray leather and the original SS. I >checked all sources and it was My experience that there were about 1 in 10 >that were automatic. I don't really believe that is correct though. I was >almost on my way to the big city to look at two 5 speeds, when the night >before I left, an Automatic showed up that had only 3K miles on it....just >what I was looking for and I bought it and drove it home. But more power >to you 5 speed "kids". Its YOUR turn to have the fun!! > >Murray >Vin: 05962 >Lic: DMC-XII > > > > > > >To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: >moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > >For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > >To search the archives or view files, log in at >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/