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Manual or Auto 2013 5.0?

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#1 ·
I'm getting rid of my 97 gt, but I don't know if I should get manual or auto trans for the 13 I'm going to get? I heard people have been having problems in manual. Plus I live in Los Angeles traffic blows. What do you guys think?
 
#35 ·
Every car I've ever had was manual transmission except for the last two, the last one being a 2013 Mustang. I do an 80 mile commute round trip to the city every week day and see a lot of traffic. I don't miss those days of shifting gears in slow moving traffic. The commute is bad enough when traffic moves.

If I drove on one of those traffic free winding roads like you see in car commercials I would get a manual transmission, but in the real world an automatic is a luxury IMO. The '13s have select shift if you want to play with the buttons.

Great car either way. You won't be disappointed.
 
#42 ·
Girl answer: I know you guy have been waiting. All my cars have been automatic except a 71 Super Vert. I loved shifting in the Beetle. We went to test drive the Stangs and my hubby said sorry but they don't have any automatics on the lot. Whoa Nellie I was not looking for a auto. My opinion if you drive a Mustang you have to shift the gears if I had wanted a automatic I would have bought a Escort. That's just my opinion. When I think Stang I think 6 speed on the floor. But your making the payments I'm sure you will love either one .
 
#43 ·
I had the same problem. Just couldn't decide between the two. I went with the manual because whenever I think of mustangs, I can't imagine it in auto. Also, I was looking to make every drive a pure driving experience. I avoid sitting through traffic most of the time but when it happens, it sucks. Not enough that I wouldn't buy an a manual though. Auto is great for its own reasons. I think that in the end, you will be happy with either.
 
#45 ·
For me this wasn't even a question. Manual all the way. Yes, I do sit in L.A. traffic every day--you learn to get efficient with your shifting. I've managed this longer than probably some of you have been alive (sigh).

I generally drop it in neutral & slip the clutch as needed to crawl it. Really the only traffic that is painful is when all the automatic-equipped cars let the slushbox inch their cars along on idle; that's just slow enough to not get the Mustang all the way into 1st. Fortunately my route on the 605/405 generally moves quicker than that

Besides, after the commute, you have already done your stairmaster exercises... :D
 
#46 ·
A friend of mine bought an auto mustang. I've never seen so much regret in a mans eyes.
 
#47 ·
Trust me man. My 98 GT was an Auto. And I loved it. BUT, my Cobra is my first manual car, and I will NEVER go back. Ever. You can actually drive the car like it is built to be driven.
 
#50 ·
Once you go manual.....ok, I don't have a clever rhyme for that lol. But yeah, you won't want anything but a manual after that. You will have become one with the car, grasshopper.
 
#53 ·
I always thought the person who really wants to enjoy their car would buy the manual. The person who just wants to get from A to B in a casual manor would get the auto. Comes down to personal preference. But for me, it has to be a manual. Especially with a 5.0 V8!
 
#54 ·
I had no clue how to drive stick but got the manual because I think if you want to own a true muscle car you get a manual and if you don't want a manual you don't get a muscle car. Now the guys who face LA or New York traffic every day I can sympathize with but if you're only going to hit traffic occassionally or maybe two or three times a week I think it should be a manual. I've sat in traffic a few times now, I don't work out ever and am weak as hell and my leg is fine afterwards. I've never experienced an older clutch but the clutch on these cars are pretty nice for traffic.
 
#62 ·
my old analogy to this tho, is yes the auto may be faster on the drag strip, but only because you have a computer doing the work. Two completly stock cars race, one auto, one manual, auto will win. Then run two manuals, now the guy that won in the auto, might loose because it all comes down to skill.

now for the analogy. You and me are both given a complex math problem, you get to use a calculator and I don't. Chances are extremely high you will solve the problem much faster than me. Now take away the calculator, and now you have to use skill to beat me, and if I am better at math than you, you will loose .

yes a computer will usually win, what do you expect. That just says how good the car is, nothing about the driver.

Same reason I've seen 9 second cars run 11s. Bad drivers.
 
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