Originally Posted By: yvon_la
Usually gas pedal feel on a manual is feistier witch tend to make people fiestier .if the gas pedal was calibrated for similar feel .it would be almost equal (yes auto still got an edge ,about 3% max ) which I would recommend? Automatic .why ? Put Allison yes 295 oil in an auto and it last a long time ,can I say forever) the down side? 50 $ a gallon .
At least here in the US, the gas pedal "feel" I think leads to driving in ways that make it relatively easy to spot a manual being driven in traffic.
I know I'm guilty of the fact that when I start from a stoplight, for example, if I'm in free flowing traffic I tend to get to 3rd pretty quickly unless I'm shifting at the redline(which is not something I make a habit of, and which I don't really think has a place on public roads). Even at that, I know-and can feel-where the peak torque of my engine is, but I also don't tend to want to run it up that fast in day-to-day driving.
Quite a few manual drivers(and I'm including myself) will tend to jackrabbit off the line in 1st because once the clutch has engaged the throttle feels like almost an on-off switch. Of course, that's lest pronounced in higher gears.
BTW, I have a co-worker who is in his late 60s or early 70s and just bought the first automatic he's ever personally owned back in the fall. He always drives small to midsize pickups. He mentioned three reasons. First, he didn't like the 6 speed that was on everything he could find-he prefers a 5, but said he could get use to that. Second, the fuel economy on the automatic was a couple MPG better. Third, he said he's become spoiled by remote start in the winter on his wife's car.
