# Automatics and car enthusiasts... **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [January 8, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/automatics-and-car-enthusiasts/112300 "2008-01-08T13:24:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 30
**Author:** ![DJPyro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/278dde/32.png) [@DJPyro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DJPyro)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/automatics-and-car-enthusiasts/112300/30 "2008-01-09T16:14:49Z")
> [@69 Camaro resto - It's ALIVE! - no 56k](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/69-camaro-resto-its-alive-no-56k/13530/87): > > It’s personal preference I suppose but if you buy a sports car with an non-paddle shift auto that means one of two things. You can’t drive or you should have bought a Kia. I don’t like the flippy-floppy shifters but its a decent compromise if you have a wife or something that cant drive standard. No it’s not. Teach the bitch to drive stick. My ex-GF drove auto when she first got her license, but her first car was an MT, I had to teach her. She loves it now, she bought a brand new Cobalt _shrugs_… But she insisted on getting MT, because she prefers it now. Hooray for converting another one. Hell, my 35’ cube van I drive for work is auto, and it’s boring. I get in push the pedal and stare ahead… I’ve stabbed for the clutch in a panic stop, and sometimes find myself reaching to downshift when I slow down, and I haven’t even driven my car in 5 months… Auto has it’s place, but I certainly prefer manual. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/automatics-and-car-enthusiasts/112300)._