Hi i have just recently sold my honda civic andthinking of purchasing a1998 Eclipse GSX.. The only thing is that the car i'm looking ot buy is automatic instead of 5 speed manual... Can any body tell how big of PERFORMANCE a difference there is between a 5 speed GSX and anAutomatic GSX..... the pros and cons

Highly appreciate some helpful feed back

Thanks

 

well one pro is that it is least likely to crankwalk. its better then a manual civic...lol buy it!

 

lol, if you really dont know how much big of an accelerating difference a manual is from an automatic youre gonna have looots of trouble :P but yeah, WAY better than a civic

 

lol i know its better than a manual civic ... but is there a major speed and accelerationdifference between the 5 spseed and automatic..

 

im sure its minor in stock form...i am looking at a auto turbo awd dsm as well...either way its a step up...i say go for it...it will still be quick and you will love it! unless of course you love manuals.

 

to me it doesn't matter if its a 5 speed... iii somtimes like driving auto lol ... i just want a car that fun to drive and has some speed .. .apprecaite ypu giving me info man ... highly appreciated...

 

no problem

 

An auto DSM isn't as bad as everyone may think (except you David).

Pros to having an auto over a manual is that you will never misshift, it can shift faster than a manual, you can upgrade the torque converter to a higher stall and add a shift kit, add a oil cooler for the tranny to a 6 pass or more + more...

Cons to having an auto is that you don't pick its shift points, you can overheat the tranny fluid if brake boosting is done for too long.....

 

i love shifting, i really do... but then when i go to austin the clutch starts getting real heavy. neutral is the only way to survive there.

 

Ive got an auto DSM, I love it to death. Ive take on my share of 5spds with it too.