Thread: Pls help - 6sp Auto or 6sp Manual?

Tick-tock, tick-tock. Mate, I'm 40 years old - 41 on Fri/13 - and if I wait any longer can you imagine how much crap I'm gonna cop about having a Mid-life Crisis? With any luck, I'll be in a better position in 12 mths time to be able to turn around and grab EXACTLY what I want. I'll have 12 mths experience under my belt by that stage too. I've owned numerous V8's by another manufacturer - who shall remain...

Quote: Originally Posted by mcnews Why would they be at all desperate, they just might like the new product more or want to up date. Surely anybody putting up a BF2 GT for over 40k at the moment would be bordering delusional and better stayed away from. Not sure about that...The trade in valuation on my 2005 BA Mk2 2 months ago at the local Ford dealer was mid 30's.. - .so on that basis a BF2 owner should expect at least...

Yeah what are you doing up this hour ? I' on nightshift, bit quiet on the forums after midnight.....

Quote: Originally Posted by Copacetic See that's exactly what I'm thinking, but I'm just fangin to get myself in one! Cheers for convincing me what I should be thinking T-Series. Imo i would wait a cpl of months those cars you are looking at will be another year old very shortly and the prices will decline .

I was the same when I bought my BF GT, there were plenty of Autos left, but all manuals had been snapped up, I had to travel to get my manual car, I was the same, it was either manual or nothing.....so eventually I found one and snapped it up. Shop around, and be prepared to travel for the right car, check it out if she is sweet drive her home, it will be a great story to tell the grandkids when your too old to change gears...

Quote: Originally Posted by Copacetic Hey Craig, "...but it sounds like..." - BINGO! Can't wait / Impatient-as! Want it yesterday! Hey, sweet ride, you used to have - Rip Curl ute. That's what I have as a work bus. Never ridden a surf board in my life! Cheers Craig, JB Thanks mate. Yeah I really like my old ute but it had to go to make way for the family car (the Octane Ogre LOL). It resides south of Sydney now....

Back to the gearbox topic anyway... If most of your driving is in the city then the auto is pretty much a no brainer, if you get out of the city lots and like to 'drive' then a manual it has to be. I bought my auto F6 3.5 years ago as I was mainly in the city, now I am mainly in the country and my choice would be a manual and probably the V8 also now as I am out of the city and bottom end grunt not so crucial. If I was buying new...

i think no matter what you get, sometimes the other decision wouldve been better. id love an auto for driving in traffic, but then id regret it on cruises with some spirited driving

Quote: Originally Posted by mcnews Why would they be at all desperate, they just might like the new product more or want to up date. Surely anybody putting up a BF2 GT for over 40k at the moment would be bordering delusional and better stayed away from. FFS, are u right there? where did i say ALL desperate?? I said may jag an unlucky desperate owner Theres tunns of reasons they may sell for that amount, do i need to list everyone of them so u...

The auto is faster .smoother ,more economical and does not have diff clunk and noisy gear changes either but in saying that i still bought a manual . Allthough they are pretty rough . Only real positive for a manual box is it will be quicker around a race track .