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Originally Posted by DWRAT
Cost makes no difference on registering your car, it will only be about $30-$50 bucks to get that done.
I think you car will already have rear shoes on it but I'm sure you will be able to step them up if need be.
Placement of your foot pedals will be a no brainer as you won't have the clutch to contend with and most likely they will already be installed anyways.
Why are you doing an auto tranny? My guess is it will hurt future re-sale some day but I'm sure that does not matter now.
Dan
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Hi Dan,
Believe me I have ruminated on this point for over ten years and I guess its a mind thing. In 2000 I was contemplating buying a Shelby Cobra and had an opportunity from the Shelby folks to drive one of their cars, problem was the clutch was like trying to push the pedal thru steel and I never managed to get out of third gear, long story short I was just getting used to the warp speed and I had to down shift and break suddenly, well given the set up of the pedals I not only put my foot on the break but was also pushing the accellerator and lunged forward doing a 360 in the middle of an intersection. The incident left its mark, thus ten years later, the choice of an automatic. Second point my understanding is that in a straight drag race an auto tranny has a slight edge over a stick shift. Third, I have read some harrowing stories of folks missing the 5th gear for the 3rd, being not a happy experience.
Since this will be a once in a lifetime purchase I have no thoughts of selling. That said, are there any folks in Arizona that have a 500-600 HP car with an auto tranny, I would really like to hear of your driving experiences. tin-man