View Poll Results: Is your 2nd Gen xB manual or auto?

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Aug 28, 2007 | 05:26 PM

bb_ist

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Is your xB manual or auto?

I just wanna get this info from other fellow xB drivers to see if autos are more than manuals. Cause it seems like there are more auto xB's than manual xB's...

Aug 28, 2007 | 05:54 PM

Keif

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Auto here...Would have gotten manual, but my wife can't drive it...

Aug 28, 2007 | 06:50 PM

insaneintenti0n

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LOVE the manual. Luckily the wife can drive it. (Or does that make me lucky? lol)

Aug 29, 2007 | 03:42 AM

toolz

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Manual, my wife can drive it but she is timid with a stick.

Aug 29, 2007 | 04:17 AM

xb27

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Both my wife and I prefer stick but this is our around town Car...plus the freeways here in SoCal are always a pain...so we bought an auto...

Aug 29, 2007 | 04:58 AM

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Manual, i wanted a faster response but i really like the auto one too.. This is my second manual vehicle(I had a Xrunner before) i think im getting better @ driving stick ..

Aug 29, 2007 | 05:16 AM

slowmo923

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manual...just more fun!!

Aug 29, 2007 | 05:32 AM

ScionFred

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Auto here but if it were up to me the only transmission option would be a 6-speed semi-auto with paddle shifters on the steering wheel.

BTW, has anyone driven a CVT yet? I did and OMFG I hated it!

Aug 29, 2007 | 06:18 AM

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Before i got the xb me and my wife tested the New Lancer with the CVT. I didn't like the auto anyways but it did shift instantly with the paddle shifters. No lag at all instant up down very responsive, but i hate auto anyways.

Aug 29, 2007 | 10:07 AM

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phade

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Auto.

It would be nice if the manual mode was a bit quicker (Honda Fit comes to mind), and came with paddle shifters as ScionFred mentioned, but I still enjoy it none the less.

Aug 29, 2007 | 01:38 PM

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Manual here. We both drive a manual on our 2nd vehicle and this way they are both the same (manual). The real deciding factor at the time of purchase was the $1000+ for the auto. We are enjoying our xB2 very much.

Aug 29, 2007 | 04:22 PM

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I got auto cause on the lot this one had the right extras illum sills, 5 piece carpet and color (csm). The others were mans, one loaded 22,000

the other basic nada nothing extra

both (bsp) if I put that right well they were the black anyway!

Aug 29, 2007 | 04:26 PM

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jimmbomb

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Auto... cause I am lazy.... tired of shifting.... jh

Aug 29, 2007 | 05:27 PM

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SlowRider

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MANUAL STICK-SHIFT here.

4 advantages:
1)_Close to $1000 cheaper
2)_About 60 pounds lighter
3)_Fun to shift (I'm finally getting accustomed to "high clutch")
4)_Acts as a passive "anti-theft" system

Fortunately, my daily drive is on little traveled back roads. If I faced daily stop and go, I would DEFINITELY go for the AUTOMATIC.