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I drove a MT and could still Text and drive before it became law that you couldn’t. I can walk and chew bubble gum also. What’s so difficult about a MT some on here act like it’s so difficult to drive. Hell they were out long before the automatic transmission. Driving a manual is a easier than he’ll i can drive any type of manual transmission sure miss the 3 on the tree. But 4 on the floor was a blast to drive in my day.
At least i can drive a MT unlike most on here , he’ll most on here see a pay phone and wonder what it is and how do you use them. And people who think vehicles with the fake manual transmission on their automatic is the same thing a a real MT is truly sad.
At least i can drive a MT unlike most on here , he’ll most on here see a pay phone and wonder what it is and how do you use them. And people who think vehicles with the fake manual transmission on their automatic is the same thing a a real MT is truly sad.
Yeah, Ive driven plenty of manuals. Tko500, tr6060, t56, 3 on a tree, and numerous others. Ive also got experience with plenty of automatics. If you think a manual equipped vehicle can compete with a quality DCT equipped vehicle in a performance application, you're still living in the past.
I prefer an MT on smaller cars and an AT on bigger ones. I currently have a Grand Cherokee and it is AT. Before that I had a 2001 Honda CR-V with a 5-MT. It was hard shopping for that because almost all were ATs. For the CR-V I wanted the MT because with its 4-banger it was underpowered, and if I needed the power I could always downshift or shift later. I preferred that level of control over the AT. With the AT that CR-V felt gutless, while with the MT it could be peppy. It’s original clutch lasted 213,000 miles, BTW, and I drove in the San Francisco hills frequently, and I did a fair amount of towing with it, including towing cars and small pickups. It was a great little car.
I prefer an MT on smaller cars and an AT on bigger ones. I currently have a Grand Cherokee and it is AT. Before that I had a 2001 Honda CR-V with a 5-MT. It was hard shopping for that because almost all were ATs. For the CR-V I wanted the MT because with its 4-banger it was underpowered, and if I needed the power I could always downshift or shift later. I preferred that level of control over the AT. With the AT that CR-V felt gutless, while with the MT it could be peppy. It’s original clutch lasted 213,000 miles, BTW, and I drove in the San Francisco hills frequently, and I did a fair amount of towing with it, including towing cars and small pickups. It was a great little car.
With all the cars I have owned (all with automatic transmissions), I could downshift or shift later manually.
- You’ll Get Better Fuel Economy
- It's Simpler and More Reliable
- Not Many People Will Ask to Borrow Your Car
- It's Safer
- If You Know How to Drive a Manual, You Can Drive All Cars
- You’ll Have Better Control Over Your Vehicle
- It’s A Great Anti-Theft System
- The Ole Battery Start Trick
- Manual Transmissions Cost Less
- It’ll Make You Cooler
- Driving a Manual is More Fun
- You’ll Get Better Fuel Economy
- It's Simpler and More Reliable
- Not Many People Will Ask to Borrow Your Car
- It's Safer
- If You Know How to Drive a Manual, You Can Drive All Cars
- You’ll Have Better Control Over Your Vehicle
- It’s A Great Anti-Theft System
- The Ole Battery Start Trick
- Manual Transmissions Cost Less
- It’ll Make You Cooler
- Driving a Manual is More Fun
I’ve pushed start many manual transmission vehicles in my life sometimes just for fun, and yes if you have a manual transmission no on will steal your vehicle, one of the best anti theft device today.
The whole point of a sports car is to have precise control of the car's dynamics. That is what a manual transmission does far better than any automatic ever will.
An automatic cannot "see" and react to the fact that you are about to suddenly climb or descend a hill, or that you are going into a corner hot and need the engine to keep at a steady RPM (and therefore a steady power output). An automatic cannot know when you are safely beyond the steady-state section of a curve and ready to apply a lot of power.
As time passes, AI cars may approach this level of intelligence, thus controlling the transmission correctly, but not in my lifetime.
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The whole point of a sports car is to have precise control of the car's dynamics. That is what a manual transmission does far better than any automatic ever will.
An automatic cannot "see" and react to the fact that you are about to suddenly climb or descend a hill, or that you are going into a corner hot and need the engine to keep at a steady RPM (and therefore a steady power output). An automatic cannot know when you are safely beyond the steady-state section of a curve and ready to apply a lot of power.
As time passes, AI cars may approach this level of intelligence, thus controlling the transmission correctly, but not in my lifetime.
My automatic does a pretty good job of all that 90% of the time with no input from me, but I can select gears manually if I choose to, and no manual will ever lay down the lap times or 1/4 mile times of a modern DCT automatic, or get as good of fuel economy.
My automatic does a pretty good job of all that 90% of the time with no input from me, but I can select gears manually if I choose to, and no manual will ever lay down the lap times or 1/4 mile times of a modern DCT automatic, or get as good of fuel economy.
It's the 10% of the time that will get you killed.
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