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#86 of 191 Starting from a dead stop on hills by aubreyjace Nov 11, 2007 (6:22 pm)
Sorry for the "stupid" question but all my other cars have been manuals.. I didn't know that automatics can roll back when in drive (I thought they were supposed to catch themselves after just a tad rollback) Is it because it's a Sport AT? Replies to this message: roadburner (Nov 11, 2007 8:42 pm) rulp (Nov 12, 2007 4:23 pm)
#87 of 191 Re: Starting from a dead stop on hills [aubreyjace] by roadburner Nov 11, 2007 (8:42 pm)
Replying to: aubreyjace (Nov 11, 2007 6:22 pm) Sorry for the "stupid" question but all my other cars have been manuals   It's not stupid; how would you know?   I didn't know that automatics can roll back when in drive (I thought they were supposed to catch themselves after just a tad rollback)   Some do, some don't. It depends on the car and the transmission. Whatever you do, DON'T hold the car with just the throttle; doing so could damage the automatic. Use the brake.
#88 of 191 Re: Starting from a dead stop on hills [aubreyjace] by rulp Nov 12, 2007 (4:23 pm)
Replying to: aubreyjace (Nov 11, 2007 6:22 pm) My 3s is a manual and I sometimes use the parking brake to hold on steep hills when caught at a light or stop sign. Should work fine for AT also I would guess.
#90 of 191 Mazda3 - automatic vs manual by mjgee May 19, 2007 (5:42 pm)
We are buying a 2007 Mazda3 4-door sedan (2.3L) this week. We've test driven several models, but have been hesitant to consider the manual transmission, although we love it! Can any one share their experiences with the Mazda3's manual shift (in the 2.3L) in winter driving/wet roads, ice & snow/ bumper to bumper traffic, etc. Satisfied? Unhappy? Neutral? I know the gas mileage is supposedly better with the manual. Is this true? Your feedback will be very helpful! Replies to this message: zzoomp09 (May 25, 2007 10:43 pm) mjgee (May 31, 2007 12:32 pm) lu_mazda3_2004 (Jun 14, 2007 8:19 am)
#91 of 191 Re: Mazda3 - automatic vs manual [mjgee] by zzoomp09 May 25, 2007 (10:43 pm)
Replying to: mjgee (May 02, 2007 12:49 pm) I haven't driven the automatic enough to compare with the manual's fuel economy and I have a manual 2.3 hatch, but the manual is performing better than I expected. If there's snow, at first, if you're not used to or haven't driven a manual in a while, you'll have a hard time getting out of a few inches of snow. But as the winter progressed, I was able to get a handle of the car and got used to how it drives in the snow, and get out of snow piles.   It definitely has the zoom-zoom performance in bumper to bumper traffic. I've accelerated this car at more than 5500RPM's in the 1st and 2nd gears and it just zips through almost everything! Replies to this message: mjgee (May 31, 2007 12:32 pm) lu_mazda3_2004 (Jun 14, 2007 8:19 am)
#92 of 191 Re: Mazda3 - automatic vs manual [zzoomp09] by mjgee May 31, 2007 (12:32 pm)
Replying to: zzoomp09 (May 25, 2007 10:43 pm) Thanks for the feedback. We ended up getting an automatic S-GT sedan (2.3 L). We've only had it for 2 days, but really love it. It has the variable auto/manual transmission and that has been fun to experiment with so far. Sort of the best of both worlds. I can really make better use of the road with the manual aspect - it has amazing getup and go! Replies to this message: lu_mazda3_2004 (Jun 14, 2007 8:19 am)
#93 of 191 Re: Mazda3 - automatic vs manual [mjgee] by lu_mazda3_2004 Jun 14, 2007 (8:19 am)
Replying to: mjgee (May 31, 2007 12:32 pm) hi, i had my mazda2 since 8/04.... manual tranmision. my system bought the same car 4 months later, automatic trans... i got the oportunity to drive the two ( manual and automatic ) I rather to driver the Manual is much much fun, and in the road you can feel the performance of the car better.   the only thing that i don't like about the Manual trans is tha t in the highway the combination of the manual in 5 speed is not so good, at around 70mph to 80.. manual is at 3200 to 3500 rpm... AUTOMATIC TRANS is only 2800 to 3200rpm... so in highway Automatic is less money that Manual...   Now in the city... hooo is very different. My car ( MANUAL TRANS ) does between 380miles to 420 per tank. around 12 to 13.5 galons of gas.       In city Automatic trans does 320 - 380miles per tank   any buying a mazda is a great experience and is very driving and enjoying the car. i haven;t got any problems with the car.. mazda 3 2004 with 45k miles. so far i love the car... i'm thinking in rpl the car for another mazda, probably the RX8 or same mazda 3 but the sport...   conclusion for me.... both are great but i love manual... great in montains, down hill, turns... gettining in the highway specially when ever are turns...

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