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Funny how out of all the vehicles I've had and cars my friends have had it's the manuals that have had to have had the clutches replaced. The only auto I've had to replace was destroyed because I lost a u-joint in the front drive shaft of an old quadratrac (full time 4x4) Cherokee and the flopping shaft at 50 or so MPH took out a big chunk of the casing. A manual would not have survived that either! And my autos have pushed considerably oversize tires and a couple have delt with engine swaps as well!
That manuals are more reliable BS just doesn't fly.
If you are replacing the Clutch than you don't know how to drive a manual right
I have an automatic now, but I definitely prefer a manual by far. I feel like I'm actually participating instead of just sitting there, along for the ride. All of my kids were made to learn to drive manual, just in case there was ever an emergency situation and that's all that was available. I'm interested in why they are no longer selling many. There must be a decent number of people that still enjoy them.
I have an automatic now, but I definitely prefer a manual by far. I feel like I'm actually participating instead of just sitting there, along for the ride. All of my kids were made to learn to drive manual, just in case there was ever an emergency situation and that's all that was available. I'm interested in why they are no longer selling many. There must be a decent number of people that still enjoy them.
And that's basically why I don't care for a manual, or want to learn more about it.
I just want to get in the car, and just get to where I need to get without having to deal with any clutches and stuff like that.
I've never had to replace one. Took my Celica to 200,000 miles before I sold it on the original clutch.
Meanwhile I've dealt with automatics that started slipping and 2 that needed replacement under 100k.
I never have needed a fire extinguisher nor an ambulance, that does not means others have not needed; so your point? I also never had a blow out, that does not mean others have not had.
I have had an auto go 166k before I sold it, no repairs...your point? I also have had a manual with over 200k that includes an engine rebuild that never had an issue.
I also had an auto go out at 70k. ANd I have also had a couple of manuals in which I had to replace the clutch, throw out bearings, and one had to have a complete rebuild well before 100k.
It is like you ar ejsut arguing to argue. SO ok, we will make you happy. Manuals are god's gift to man. A car is not a car without a manual and anyone who drives an auto is an idiot and cannot drive at all, and really, there should be no such thing as autos, they should be banned by constitutional amendment. Happy?
You are crazy to think no manual trans in the history of manual trans has never needed a repair.
No but the time where you require that clutch replacement is directly tied to how well you use it which goes to ffaemily's comment you were railing against. If you're not abusing it the clutch should last beyond the typical ownership period.
I think what's killed the manual transmission is cars coming with all the tech stuff. You don't have an extra hand to shift because you are calling someone or going through 30 satellite radio stations. Even driving enthusiasts are now going for automatics.
The auto industry giveth and it taketh away. All those automatic transmissions and not a bench seat in sight. The big hassle of a manual transmission was always taking your arm away from your girlfriend to shift. If she was a steady girlfriend, she did the shifting. At least the bucket seats give everyone a good reason to get into the back seat.
Every once in a while I end up coming back to my car and find that a sports car of sorts has parked next to me, and I always look inside to see if it's an auto or a manual, and I have to admit when I see the automatic shifter a part of me dies just a little bit.
They are faster now, and more fuel efficient, and even the Z06 can be had with an automatic.
There is a weight penalty, and that matters in the Miata and the FRZ, but the automatic and electronic steering are here to stay.
I can't back it up with anything, but having learned to drive on a manual I do think that learning what's going on with the car helps in the operation. Having to think about turns, not having to inch up multiple times at an intersection, and really being able to treat even an econobox as a race car in the turns is great.
I had the privilege of owning two of the exact same late model economy car.
One was a manual
The other an auto
I drove them cross country back to back, the manual loaded to the gills, the auto with a much lighter load. The manual handled the hills and turns like a champ in one back roads portion of Colorado, I was able to stay 10 over the limit the whole route, the auto however couldn't do the speed limit on the bulk of the uphill portions of that same route, even with the pedal mashed in (the darn thing wouldn't downshift a gear, I could force it down two gears, but that would have put me at the redline, so I had to putz around).
I'm sure most cars won't have that issue, my minivan certainly doesn't, but it is something to consider when giving up control.
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At least the bucket seats give everyone a good reason to get into the back seat. 
