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Manual is great for "real" driving and having fun......but I sold mine because doing the heel-toe in traffic for over two hours a day is a PIA. I now have a S Tronic with sports mode and paddle shifters, much faster anyway. Best of both worlds.
When I grew up I wasn't allowed to learn how to drive on an automatic. I have always loved stick shift and unfortunately all of my cars now are automatic. Its always in the back of my head to go out get a stick shift so I can have some fun while driving again. With a stick shift YOU are in control of your car and makes the driving experience so much more enjoyable. I would never buy any sort of sports car that had an automatic, nor would I buy an automatic Jeep Wrangler, if I see one of these, no matter how nice it is, and it has an auto tranny it is an instant turnoff.
There should be a federal law that anyone under 25 has to drive manual only! Surefire way to cut down the texting-when-driving epidemic amongst youngsters. You can graduate to automatic when you're responsible.
Manual is more fun, unless you get stuck in traffic.
There should be a federal law that anyone under 25 has to drive manual only! Surefire way to cut down the texting-when-driving epidemic amongst youngsters. You can graduate to automatic when you're responsible.
I see FAAARRRRRRR more adults playing with the phone while driving than teens, and far more adults playing with the phone weaving all over the road than teens. And when I say "adult", I mean people that are obviously 35+.
Not to mention, forcing people to drive stick wouldn't change squat. My truck is in 4th gear before I clear an intersection, and it stays there until the next stop.
Oh, for all those "but a manual is more FUN!!!"...go drive something with an SM435 or SM465 4 speed, and then see how much fun you think it is, lol. No, these are not the same as the M21 or M22 muscle car 4 speeds either...they're referred to as dump truck transmissions for a reason...
Not to mention, forcing people to drive stick wouldn't change squat. My truck is in 4th gear before I clear an intersection, and it stays there until the next stop.
Trucks are usually geared much lower than cars, however. I'd be around 30 to 35 or so before I'd shift my six-speed Vibe GT into fourth, maybe 40 if I were on a higher speed road.
The Metro was actually one car where a stick should have been a requirement. It simply didn't have enough hamsters running the wheel to de-power it further with an auto transmission!
I'm 57 years old and couldn't give a rat's *** about " fun " driving . A vehicle is a means to get from point A to point B . Stick shifts lost their allure decades ago with me .
My Mazda is a 5 speed & my wife's Forester is an automatic I love stick shift but it is nice to drive the automatic on the highway or on long road trips. Maybe if 5th gear was a taller ratio it would be better to drive on the highway.
I see FAAARRRRRRR more adults playing with the phone while driving than teens, and far more adults playing with the phone weaving all over the road than teens. And when I say "adult", I mean people that are obviously 35+.
Not to mention, forcing people to drive stick wouldn't change squat. My truck is in 4th gear before I clear an intersection, and it stays there until the next stop.
Oh, for all those "but a manual is more FUN!!!"...go drive something with an SM435 or SM465 4 speed, and then see how much fun you think it is, lol. No, these are not the same as the M21 or M22 muscle car 4 speeds either...they're referred to as dump truck transmissions for a reason...
I can't comment on people who chose to drive around in a bus-size vehicle. That's your problem. Unless you need to drive your bus is for your work, why not get yourself a real car? A Carrera perhaps.
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