#4504451 - 01/21/20 05:35 PM
Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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oldgrognard
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I was talking with some younger people and found almost none are driving a manual and more than half never have.
I am still driving a manual; sort of.
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#4504460 - 01/21/20 05:57 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
[Re: PanzerMeyer]
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I never learned. When I took driver's ed class in high school all of the cars were automatics and then I didn't even own a car until after I graduated from college.
To be perfectly honest, it's a waste to have a manual transmission car in the stop and go traffic congestion of Miami. The thought of constantly upshifting and downshifting is not my idea of fun. As a daily driver in traffic, an auto box is very nice. For a weekend fun car, a manual is a must. I am looking at an early 1970s Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV. A beautiful little two-door that is starting to gain popularity, and rise in price as well, unfortunately.
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#4504466 - 01/21/20 06:16 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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To be perfectly honest, it's a waste to have a manual transmission car in the stop and go traffic congestion of Miami. The thought of constantly upshifting and downshifting is not my idea of fun.
It's not as bad as you think. We learn ways to deal with the traffic and often involves staying in one gear along with engine breaking and distance management of the car in front of you. Knowing how to double clutch and heel-toe helps sometimes, also. I feel the downside of heavy traffic is made up for in spades when you're on a nice winding road or driving on a race track. Way more fun with stick.
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#4504467 - 01/21/20 06:32 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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Panzer,I would guess that nearly all rental places here in the UK offer auto options.
In 2017 around 35% of all new cars here were auto.
I currently drive a 6 speed manual but would prefer auto any day.
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#4504473 - 01/21/20 07:16 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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I am. But only because it was an emergency car. My automatic car broke down on my way to work one morning and I saw this one on my walk back home. I was able to pay cash for it, get it insured, inspected, and registered the same day and only miss one day of work in the deal. Six years later I'm still driving it.
*edit* Oh, and my bike is manual, too.
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#4504474 - 01/21/20 07:27 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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I already know that when I finally make my first trip to Europe I’ll be mostly walking and using public transportation. I will not be driving since most of the cars there are manuals! Most are still manual, but you should have zero problem renting an auto. Driving in traffic might be problematic since drivers are not always civil, but then I almost got killed by a maniac on a florida highway.
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#4504475 - 01/21/20 07:40 PM
Re: Anyone still driving a manual transmission car
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Love driving a manual, especially in the snow. I find with automatic, the disconnect between me and the road is jarring. I can never get used to the fraction-of-a-second delay while the transmission "thinks" about what to do next. One of the things I like about the auto in my Mustang is that I can shift with the paddles. It has two modes, Drive and Sport, and both can be fully automatic, or with Sport, you can make it manual only, so it won't shift until you tell it to. Even with in Drive mode, you can control the shifting temporarily, and that's helpful to get around the transmission having to "think." If I'm driving down the highway and a car is going slow and I want to downshift and go around, just a few flicks on the downshift paddle and I've dropped a few gears and can get right around them. You don't have to punch the throttle and wait for the transmission to figure out it needs to downshift (although in sport mode, it's pretty quick at figuring that out).
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