Rudolph Hucker

AUTO
the gearboxes and clutches on these cars is a joke..noisy and crude..i'de never ever own another one untill ford sort the problem..
i had 2 manuals and was gonna give up on mustangs coz of the aweful tranmissions..

Goldenpony

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ghunt

I don't drive in stop & go traffic every day so I'm biased toward the manual.

Although, if I had to do stop & go BS every day I'd probably want to shoot myself regardless of transmission choice, I hate traffic.

If the traffic is at least moving you can almost just creep along in first with the granny low first gear they give you in these cars...

Tracedaddy

I enjoy the interaction with the car that a manual gives you. That's just me though.

mdg

I say go for the manual. I drive in stop/go all the time, still wouldn't convince me to get an auto. Good luck!

H-Bob 522

My buddy has let me borrow his 6 speed maro for a few days, I like the stick a lot it's fun and interactive and it makes you pay attention to the road! But the complaints I have heard about them scare me a bit

Auto is just fun to mash and go sometimes tho and not have to worry about missing gears or anything!

Thanks for all the response! Really appreciate it!

charliebrown266

manual all the way! to boring driving auto!

tobaGT

+1 for Manuals. I spent the first 11 years of my life behind the wheel of slushboxes, and the next 11 were all manuals. I won't go back. I drive in rush hour traffic, I drive highway, I drive out to my cottage on weekends and there's some great tight windy roads out there, but I couldn't enjoy those roads in an auto, even a sport-mode auto. In all types of driving I just find a stick to be more involving. Makes the actual drive itself a man-and-machine experience...even just driving to work. That said, I've heard the autos in the Mustang are actually very good...for an auto.

I just ordered a 14 GT Track Pack as well, good choice, and good luck with whatever you choose!

dseg

Why buy a mustang GT and not get a manual?
That's like riding a jetski with a learners key.

Old farts buy autos, oh, and you lose a big chunk of the "bad *** factor."

Andy13186

manual for me, makes driving a bit artistic

auto is easier on the rest of the drivetrain though, can be faster in the 1/4 mile, never miss a shift, and can handle more HP, never need to replace a clutch, easier to get traction and alot better in traffic

with manual you can do what you want, but you have to do it