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P.S. They also don’t care about airplanes. Some have asked how fast I can fly to Vegas and at what cost. Once they hear it’s way more than $99/round trip... that’s the end of the airplane questions. Ha.
P.S. They also don’t care about airplanes. Some have asked how fast I can fly to Vegas and at what cost. Once they hear it’s way more than $99/round trip... that’s the end of the airplane questions. Ha.
I think there are some people missing my point. I am not making the John Henry argument that I am better than the machine. No doubt that if you put two cars - one with a proper, good DSG and one with me in them, the DSG will do better than me. Or substitute me for one of the best drivers in the world who makes me look like an amateur - no doubt, the DGS can beat that person, at least most of the time. The same is true for my Ram. I will fully admit that the automatics, especially the Aisin, can do effectively every aspect of shifting better than I can for my manual 6-speed.
Of course, these are street cars. I would bet that fewer than 5% of them ever get on the track, at least with any consistency, whether it's test-n-tune at the drag strip, a generic track night, or actual competition. Fewer than 0.1% of those sold in the US will go to Nurburgring.
And my Ram is something I drive. I want to enjoy it. I'm not trying to win any races or any trophies, just like most of us.
That's my point with all of this. A lot of the replies talk about the technical advantages of automatics. More speeds and quicker shifting makes better acceleration, better use of the engine's torque band, consistency, etc. I'm not arguing any of that. I'm arguing the enjoyment of the drive.
I've had a 30 minute commute for my career. I've generally wanted houses about that far from work because I enjoy the drive and want to enjoy it. I also have chosen houses in such a place that the drive will be more enjoyable as opposed to sitting in traffic. But even when I've had times where my commute involved sitting in traffic, driving further distances, I still prefer the manual. That continues to get harder and h
That's actually more encouraging, although the Corvette is of course no longer available with a manual. Those are mostly cars I'm not interested in buying, but a few on there that get my attention.
And that is certainly a good reason to go with an automatic, and part of why I'm not opposed to vehicles of any sort being offered with an automatic. I've thought about what I would do if I lost function of one of my limbs. If I lose a leg I can make a complex air actuated clutch setup that I could put on the shifter. But loss of hand function gets harder to deal with an still shift.
Come now, I've not said that. I'm building the Cobra from scratch and could add in such things if I wanted, and I'm not doing that.
However I have thought about purposely building a vehicle that is as complex to drive as possible after the Cobra.
Actually, dual-clutch gearboxes can go from any gear to any gear. Not too many sequentials available, except in motorcycles, and they are manual.Given that DSG is sequential, 4-1 downshifts might spoil the magic.
Well I really meant the folks who buy similar things and have the capital to do so. Your Cobra build “counts” in that group because even if the Corvette doesn’t “do it” for you, Chevy is still only marketing to that crowd. They know they won’t get everyone in it, but you at least looked.
This is true. I'd looked at a Viper, but decided it wouldn't quite do it for me - mostly due to a V10 and Chrysler interior quality circa 1990. That said, a year ago I also wouldn't have looked at a $60k toy car. The Cobra will be much cheaper, but of course that's all outright cash. In reality I could've financed a new Corvette and spent far less per month (although obviously more long term). But the Cobra is also about the experience of building a car as much as anything.
Plus it's your car, in a way that no factory built car can be.
My dual clutch has to cycle through the gears going g from say 6th to 2nd gear. It's pretty fast but it does have to cycle down through themActually, dual-clutch gearboxes can go from any gear to any gear. Not too many sequentials available, except in motorcycles, and they are manual.
Hey don’t forget that the mustang GT only comes in stick
Yes the GT350, the GT500 I believe is also stick only.
I'm not a 1/4 mile driver. I'm more a state road 614 driver. I need something fast, low, with good braking, too.
My dual clutch has to cycle through the gears going g from say 6th to 2nd gear. It's pretty fast but it does have to cycle down through them
In manual mode its much slower so it might be a software limit. In auto mode it seems to cycle passed the gears but it still takes time and wont jump from 6th to 2nd in one smooth actionIs that a physical limitation in the transmission or a software limitation in how it's programmed to shift?
I'm not a 1/4 mile driver. I'm more a state road 614 driver. I need something fast, low, with good braking, too.
Is that a physical limitation in the transmission or a software limitation in how it's programmed to shift?
I think a BMW model or two can skip gears, but isn't that because it has a clutch per gear, rather than just dual clutch?
Haven't a clue, which is why I asked the question.
Is that a physical limitation in the transmission or a software limitation in how it's programmed to shift?
Torque, good low RPM power, and hellacious brakes, is often what we all really need vs want.
When I was a teenager I did work for a rancher that had lost his right arm. Not pretty. It looked as if someone used a giant pair of scissors to cut off his arm just a few inches below the shoulder. He still drove the big ranch trucks, no power steering and several forward gears. His personal ride was a '68 C-20 pickup, no power steering and 4 speed transmission.
And when I first met him he still threw hay bales up on the 18 wheeler trailer, but just to the floor, not all the way to the top.
So I don't want to hear ''my manual driving days may be over''. If you want to drive a stick you will find a way.
I'm not a 1/4 mile driver. I'm more a state road 614 driver. I need something fast, low, with good braking, too.
Why — to make the Cobra look that much better?And that's the biggest thing. As you know from reading my thread, I am really, really enjoying that process. We'll see what I think once it's built, but I do believe I am going to be very happy with the result.
But it won't have factory levels of fit and finish, no way no how. And that's part of why I'd also like to own a Ferrari or a Lambo one day.
Them's motorcycle roads!
Why — to make the Cobra look that much better?
My younger brother has 1 arm that is missing about 1 1/2-2 inches below elbow (born that way). When he went to the DMV for his first driver's license, they put a restriction on his license to only drive automatic transmission vehicles. He questioned them on what the restriction code was. When told what it was, he told them to remove it. He had to show them that he could drive a manual. The vehicle he drove from 16-26 years old was a a 5 speed Nissan pickup.
I still want a sleeper. AMG wagon with at least 500 HP that looks like it’s for carting dogs and groceries around. Ha. And yeah, it would have an old school automatic in it. Oh well. It’s only real purpose would be to surprise the kids off the stop light with... AND cart around the 90 lb dog and his 45 lb “little” buddy. Hahahahaha.
Sorry. Again. Back to cars.
I still want a sleeper. AMG wagon with at least 500 HP that looks like it’s for carting dogs and groceries around. Ha. And yeah, it would have an old school automatic in it. Oh well. It’s only real purpose would be to surprise the kids off the stop light with... AND cart around the 90 lb dog and his 45 lb “little” buddy. Hahahahaha.
You lot are going to get me in trouble with the wife. I've been browsing mustangs. I really want another 94-95, for the 5.0, but there just aren't any clean ones for sale within 200 miles. That might be a good thing and keep my money in my pocket. Or I might end up with a newer 4.6, with a stick of course.
Even the pool of used manual transmissions is likely smaller than it should be. Thanks cash for clunkers.
Probably 99% of those cars that were scrapped then would have been scrapped by now anyway, they'd be 18+ years old.
I can sell you what's left of my parts car - it's a '95 Mustang. Missing an engine, transmission, and rear axle, but I've got some parts* from all three of those that I can include in the purchase!
I think if I were to go with a Mustang I'd want to take the time to find one of the Cobra R models.
*the broken ones
Similar to the car in which I lost my... ummm... never mind. Let’s say sunglasses and leave it at that.
My sister had one of those. It was a semiautomatic, no clutch but a three speed manual shifter. First gear was a granny gear that almost never got used. The directions were to put it into first and accelerate (and I use that term loosely), then at around 25 mph, pull it into second.
To say it was slow was an understatement. 0-60 was probably more that 20 seconds.