Grim... wrote:
Torque converters, man.
I thought these were old skankiness but as google suggests my Omega has one, I stand corrected.
Grim... wrote:
Also, it's interesting that you mention the number of gears they have, I always thought it's the other way around, but maybe that's just 4x4s.
Yeah, I think is, and in fact I'm surprised by that. Dunno why 4x4s are different. Certainly my Omega has only four, and quite a few 60s American muscle cars have just three gears (
or even two!). I think it's a question of weight and cost of the gearbox, missing a cog out compensates somewhat.
romanista wrote:
3. but i often don't like manual switching in games... it is often an unnatural movement you have to make,and at times detracts fromthe fun..you don't have to set your mirrors or turn the key in computers games as well.
I agree with this. I find whichever bit of my brain copes with gear shifting isn't switched on when I play driving games. I've only ever enjoyed manual shift in a game once, which was Daytona USA 2001 on the Dreamcast, because I had a wheel for it that had a sequential shifter attached. That seemed logical to me, somehow.
romanista wrote:
5. i still wouldn't buy an car with automatic gears thoygh.. i kinda like switching gears in real life, and it gives you more control at times..
I said this too, until I bought the Omega. I was kinda forced into an auto because I wanted the V6 and the manuals are quite rare compared to the autos. I must say though, now I wonder if I want to go back to an auto -- it's so much more effortless to waft around town in (the previous owner nicknamed my car The Admiral's Barge as it's an estate) and it's very suited to the cars heavy nature and lazy revving V6. I do miss it when I'm hammering it around lanes, but then I don't do much of that any more.
markg wrote:
At the top of the scoreboards people are using whatever is fastest, if that was auto then that's what they'd be using.
I agree with this. There are too many people using live; any tiny advantage in any aspect of the game is rapidly discovered and leveraged by thousands and thousands of deeply obsessed gamers. When the top of the leaderboards are full of manuals, that tells you the manual is faster.