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hawkeye5766


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Just wondering what most of you guys drive and what percent of your fleet is standard? These vehicles have to be owned (in your name) and driven by you, not your wife, son, daughter etc. Don't have to list them all as some of you might write a book. Mine

96 f350-standard

57 Belair-standard

88 Cavalier-standard

66 Canso-auto                      75% standard



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2011 Canyon 5.3 auto

2007 Shelby Rag standard

2002 Thunderbird auto

1967 Mustang auto

1966 Beaumont SD standard ( driven soon I hope )



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2013 Rav 4 AWD auto

2001 Dodge Dakota 4x4 auto

1989 Silverado 4x4 auto

1966 Acadian Canso SD standard

1965 Chevelle 300 DLX standard

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2010 Suburban Auto
1952 Pontiac torpedo 5spd Tremec
1972 Avanti II Auto

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2006 GMC Sierra 4x4 - Auto

1964 Pontiac Parisienne - Auto (own, but not driven at the moment)

 



 



-- Edited by Pontiacanada on Saturday 11th of April 2015 05:40:55 AM

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I have one standard and one auto. This is a debate I always have with myself when thinking of buying another classic. Standard is definitely more fun, but unless the car is sporty I tend to lean towards getting an automatic.

Advantages of auto are:

Good for Crusing.

Less annoying in traffic.

When your teenage sons take your car you won't have to hear them grind the gears.

You can justify to,your wife that your buying another car for you both to share.

 



-- Edited by Jimmyvonviggle on Thursday 9th of April 2015 07:27:17 AM



-- Edited by Jimmyvonviggle on Thursday 9th of April 2015 07:28:19 AM

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2007 Escalade - auto
2001 MDX - auto
1969 Buick - auto
1966 Mustang - auto ( actually it's the wife's so has to be auto )
1965 Parisienne CS - auto
1965 Beaumont SD - auto ( but under construction )
1940 - Packard 120 coupe - standard

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07 Tundra, auto

64 Lemans standard. Lumpy engine makes it hard to drive at low speed, BUT love the standard. 

 



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1966 Acadian Invader station wagon and 1966 Acadian Invader sedan;both standard.

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1966 Pontiac V8 powerglide

1983 CHEV S10 355 V8 Auto  

2000 CHEV S10 Auto  

2001 GMC Yukon Auto

2001 GMC 2500HD  Auto

2002 Pontiac Sunfire  Auto

2002 Toyota Camry Auto  

2003 Silverado short box Auto

2006 Optra wagon Auto

2007 Suburban auto  



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Give the option, I want a stick any day. But my current rides never came equipped.

My personal cars

'85 Parisienne
'81 Olds Custom Cruiser.


I've got a '92 wrangler and a '91 sonoma (projects) with three pedals, but neither is running at the moment .. nor will they be mine when they are. One's earmarked for my girl, one for her youngest brother. The oldest boy has his eye on my Parisienne .... I expect there'll be a fight in the near future over that presumption.


The missus ... 2005 Malibu, on it's second automatic and I'm saving for it to implode soon.

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I didn't like spilling my coffee shifting gears... but you do feel more engaged with the car...

Daily driver: Audi S5 convertible, 7 sp auto, don't miss the stick at all..
My Sunday car: 67 Beaumont, 3 sp auto... but after having a daily driver manual for the past 5 years up until last month, I wouldn't mind a 5 speed in the Beaumont!

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427carl wrote:

1966 Pontiac V8 powerglide




You're so full of it!!!

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2013 Acura  TL Tech Auto paddle shift

2007 Dodge 3500 Dually 5 speed auto

1985 GMC Sierra 1500 4 speed manual

1967 Beaumont SD turbo 400 3 speed Auto



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i'm a shifty guy. everything is standard except for our 1 winter beater 06 hhr and that would have been standard if i could have found one. poop i forgot about the 70 rag, would have been nice to convert that to a stick.



-- Edited by Stephenzone on Thursday 9th of April 2015 07:02:41 PM

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Carl Stevenson wrote:
427carl wrote:

 

1966 Pontiac V8 powerglide


 



You're so full of it!!!

I had a good laugh at that too 



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2013 Mustang Auto
2010 Ranger Auto
1976 Cougar XR7 Auto
1993 MX5 Standard
1964 Custom Sport Standard

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Carl Stevenson wrote:
427carl wrote:

 

1966 Pontiac V8 powerglide


 



You're so full of it!!!

         It was a test      most of us do not read all of the posts...    no powerglide for me   350 turbo for sure    I'm old  I can"t use both legs at the same time 



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I currently have:
2014 Chevy Cruze - 5sp Auto
1983 Datsun 200SX - 5sp Std
1962 Pontiac Parisienne - 2sp Powerglide

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full count

8 standard

20 auto



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1968 Parisienne - auto

1994 Dakota Sport - 5 speed manual

1999 Kawasaki Drifter - 5 speed manual [no option]

2007 Ram diesel - 6 speed auto [love it]



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My winter daily driver 2002 Mustang stick
Summer daily driver 1962 Comet stick
Summer fun cars

1965 El Camino Auto
1970 Mustang stick
1979 Zephyr Auto



-- Edited by 65Camino on Friday 10th of April 2015 02:14:39 AM

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70 SS ACADIAN wrote:

full count

8 standard

20 auto

         28 vehicles   and he won't show them to his buddies here on CP    no 



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1957 Pontiac Pathfinder Deluxe   Standard.  (three speed stick on column)

1974 Chevrolet Caprice Estate   Automatic.  (Turbo 400)

2006 Toyota Corolla   Automatic.  (Slush drive)

Prefer stick but traffic in the GTA these days is murder for us older guys. 



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427carl wrote:
70 SS ACADIAN wrote:

full count

8 standard

20 auto

         28 vehicles   and he won't show them to his buddies here on CP    no 

not one of them is any where near as nice as your 2 speed power glide 66wink 



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