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Well, there's only two times I really enjoy a stick over an auto...
1. On a sports car; really a sports car isn't a sports car unless you row your own gears.
2. On a high performance car that's not going to be drag raced; an automatic actually consumes more power than a stick. A stick is a direct drive from flywheel/crank, thru the clutch into the gear box. An auto loses power in the converter.
3. For 4X4 driving; I have a better control over the vehicle because I can select what gear I want to start off in.
4. There's another reason why I like driving a stick...anyone can drive an auto. Not everyone knows how to drive a stick. I've read stories where car thieves overlooked a car simply because they did not know how to drive it. There was another time someone driving a stick got carjacked, but the car jacked didn't know how to drive the stick so he ran away.
One of the reasons I drive a stick is because the car thieves here don't know how to drive them. The downside is that a girl got kidnapped because her carjackers didn't know how to drive the car and didn't run away. She got away when she intentionally rammed another car at an intersection. THEN the carjackers ran away.
One of the reasons I drive a stick is because the car thieves here don't know how to drive them. The downside is that a girl got kidnapped because her carjackers didn't know how to drive the car and didn't run away. She got away when she intentionally rammed another car at an intersection. THEN the carjackers ran away.
I think it's safe to say that at least some carjackers know how to drive a car with a manual transmission. So be careful, you may not be as safe as you think you are.
There is engine braking in a car with an automatic transmission, too. I can drive down some hills where I live (in my cars with an auto trans) in 2nd gear without having to use the brakes.
From a repair perspective, on a stick shift the clutch will give some warning that its wearing out and then can be replaced at a convenient time in the very near future ,on an automatic there's no warning it just doesnt work anymore, its also a lot cheaper to replace a clutch plate than an entire automatic transmission.
There is engine braking in a car with an automatic transmission, too. I can drive down some hills where I live (in my cars with an auto trans) in 2nd gear without having to use the brakes.
Many modern electronically controlled autos "sense" coasting and will upshift to limit engine braking. It's a fuel economy thing. You can manually downshift of course.
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