TeGGeR® wrote:
> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in news:jrmdnZa8-
> t2mVbzYnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@speakeasy.net:
>
> > ACAR wrote:
> >> Dr Nick wrote:
> >>> Hello, a friedn of mine is looking for a new car, he was originally
> >>> interested in a VW GTI,
> >> snip
> >>
> >> IMHO, Civic doesn't have sufficient torque for sport with an automatic.
> >
> > so what about the torque on the stick???? a motor doesn't suddenly drop
> > output depending on the transmission it's bolted up to.

Are you suggesting it's as easy to keep an automatic in a fairly narrow
powerband? Doesn't the Civic offer a "simple" automatic (not a
manual-shift auto)?
>
> In most people's hands, a modern automatic is faster than a manual.

This is true if you mean faster 0-60 mph times. However, the manual is
still more fun on the road if only for the ability to hold a gear.