btw, ricers are no fun after you clear the 15 flat mark.
then you are beating on tuners and stangbangers.
i own both, and toggle between them constantly, my 5speed gets favor because it is more fun to drive. lots of my driving is stop and go, and i dont really get bothered by it being a stick.
I'm an old phaart and a 5 speed is a PITA! Even back in the old days (before rock and roll) a good shifting auto is a good match for anyone with a 4 or 5 speed. Particularly with the soft 2nd gear synchros these 5 speeds have. If you get a 95 with the 4R70W tranny and do a 400HP J-Mod on it, wont be anybody out shiftin ya!
I've been toying with the idea of switching to an AOD since about all mine does is make 1/4mi passes and go back and forth to the track, but after thinking about it, naaaah. I like shifting and I'm pretty consistant for racing brackets. For normal everyday boring driving I like the automatic, but when I'm in race mode I like a 5spd.
Ain't nothin' like coming out of 3rd gear at 100-105 mph and speed shifting into 4th (stock 2:73 gears in the rear). Professional driver on a closed course.
Well i have a '91 XR7 i converted over to 5spd, and honestly it was the best thing ever i did to that car, with the 3.27 final drives (Originally 3.08s) it was a blast to drive, easy to drive in Downtown Rush hour (Where it can take you a minute or so a block) and on the freeway it still got decent gas
the '91 SC i have is a 5spd.. even with 2.73's i still used it as a Daily driver (untill this Wednesday when it quit on me) And had no problems with that.. i think with a set of 3.08/3.27s it would of been easier to drive in rush hour thou..
Have an Automatic '89 XR7.. not bad.. but not the same to me.. Good `touring' or cruising car...
and an automatic '96 XR7.. Well great for comfort and being able to hold the GF's hand while driving (the above car is the same way thou )