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Which is your choice?

For me, manual is hard with the finger. I'd do much better if I had a wheel. Anyone got any tips for manual driving?
 
Manual for Wheel. I use paddle. It's very helpful with overpower car like if your car starting spinning, you can upshift early to stop spinning.
 
Back in the old GT4 days, I was using a controller, and I had set it to manual with upshift being R1 and downshift being L1, but with the new DS3's I'd suggest using the R2 and L2 button's for throttle and brake, and up and down shift with R1 and the L1 button's. I have a G27, but I tried rally with my DS3 the other day, and with these settings it was a breeze.
 
When I was using a controller on GT5:P, I had L2 as brake, R2 as throttle, Triangle as downshift, and Circle as upshift. That made it a little easier to hold the controller and shift.
 
Well since I just kinda found an interest in drifting I need manual for that. Plus I figured if I was using it half the time, I might as well use it all the time. I'm using a DS3 with shifting on L2 and R2, it's not really that difficult and it really help when I can shift up to get less tire spin with high-powered cars. It becomes second nature after a while.

One thing I had to do was turn my music down quite a bit, I tend to shift by ear and the extra noise has me bouncing off the rev limiter and losing precious seconds.
 
Manual driving tips :

Set accelerator to Right trigger, break to left trigger, shift up on X shift down on [].
At first to get used to gears, follow the indicator on GT5, then find your own rythm.
 
Manual all the way, much better car control, shorter braking distances and so much easier to control traction by short shifting, especially in the wet.
 
I've just converted to manual for everything now since GT5 came along, it's much more fun and the control of powerful cars is easier. The only time before now I used it was on the 'ring in GT4.
 
Always used Manual since GT3. I like to replicate paddle shifting on cars like the ISF & like cars. :D
 
Manual for TT or really hard challenges, auto everywhere else; I tend to have to concentrate on the tacho too much otherwise.
 
Manual. I use the right analog stick when using a DS3, a quick flick of the thumb for shifting up or down, I find this an excellent way and it becomes second nature after a bit of practice.

EDIT: Especially if, like me, you used to use the right analog for accelerator and brake on older consoles, before the ps3 trigger type L2 and R2 buttons were around.
 
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Manual, always has been. Using a wheel (DFGT) I tend to use paddle shifters, sequential shifter is awful. If for any reason I'm using a controller, then I have accelerate to R2, brake to L2, shift up to triangle, shift down to X.
 
Manual because I've only ever owned manual cars in real life ... Also, Auto sucks when you have a car that hits peak power well before the redline, as you should be shifting before the redline ...
 
Manual but only because I have a wheel...driving with DS3 is a pain.....

Funny thing on that Prius Seasonal race, I keep trying to shift and realized the car is a CVT auto....
 
Tracks like Nurburg make me want to switch to Auto, simply because it's easier. Especially with a car that has a lot of FFB too, like the X1 or FGT.
 
For everyone saying they need to concentrate on the tach..you only have to for a lil while, and it will become second nature for you and you will start to do it instinctively without thinking or having to look at anything.
 
Manual. Seriously, manual in a car isn't too hard. If you're struggling, do some laps around your favourite circuit in a consumer car to get used to it. With a bit of confidence race cars aren't too bad in manual either.

Manual in F1 cars, and the X1 is much harder imo, as you're shifting fairly often. Takes practice, but the driving feels much better. You also become more consistent, and maybe quicker. :)
 
With the controller
-always auto. less chances of messing up something

With my wheel
both
-auto when I need to win the race if manual doesn't do it for me
-manual when having fun, or trying to work on my manual driving
 
FLIGHT50
With the controller
-always auto. less chances of messing up something

With my wheel
both
-auto when I need to win the race if manual doesn't do it for me
-manual when having fun, or trying to work on my manual driving
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With the controller
-always manual. less boring

With my wheel
Manual
-manual when I need to win the race if manual doesn't do it for me
-manual when having fun, or trying to work on my manual driving

Fixed to fit me.
 
corne
Manual for TT or really hard challenges, auto everywhere else; I tend to have to concentrate on the tacho too much otherwise.
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That's why you hide the speedo. After an hour or so you get used to it and can shift completely by ear. Also, if combined with no driving line, will make you a much better driver in the long run.
 
I've always gone manual.

I don't even need to look at the tach if I'm familiar with the car, I can just tell when I need to shift by the sound. Same with downshifting. It's all about timing.
 
I use manual 95% of the time. I'd sometimes use Auto during special events or License Tests because I didn't feel like learning a cars shift points and had no many other things to worry about. Like the 111R at the TGTT. *shudder*

Goshin2568
That's why you hide the speedo. After an hour or so you get used to it and can shift completely by ear. Also, if combined with no driving line, will make you a much better driver in the long run.
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Big +1, I've noticed a big improvement in my times and my consistency. Especially now that I've driven most of the tracks, and the races are longer, I can pick up the line pretty quick. Its now about driving the track, not the dotted blue line. Sure I've overshot a few corners, and missed a few shifts, but thats part of the experience.
 
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