The end of the manual transmission is near?
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The end of the manual transmission is near?
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#2It's faster, it's more fuel economic and it reduces engine wear
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#3It's faster, it's more fuel economic and it reduces engine wear
... and most of all it's fun, dropping a gear before accelerating out of a roundabout gets you right in the pit of the stomach
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#5It's faster, it's more fuel economic and it reduces engine wear
If you read the article is says that dual clutch automatics are much faster than manual transmission and most modern automatics have 7 to 10 gears for better fuel efficiency but no one is willing to use a manual transmission with that many gears.
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#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
... and most of all it's fun, dropping a gear before accelerating out of a roundabout gets you right in the pit of the stomach
You can also do that with a decent automatic transmission.
Ah yes the good ol' "Tap the breaks before an overtake" trick. Just as god intended.
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#7I reiterate my compromise proposal:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32397975
I will give up my manual transmission, if you will bring back pull-knobs, twist knobs and other tactile switches for the main controls of my vehicle, with the appropriate tactile feedback at set points so I can set them without looking.
After thinking on it, I am going to raise my demands, however: you also need to produce cars that are as visually appealing and reasonably sized as in the 50s and 60s. Fire all your designers, go back to whatever your models were in 1965, and begin anew. When in doubt, don't.
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#8Nothing protects your car from theft by millennials like a manual transmission.
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#9There's nothing worse than getting stuck in traffic going up a slick hill in a Midwest winter with a manual transmission. Your car goes backward!
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#10There's nothing worse than getting stuck in traffic going up a slick hill in a Midwest winter with a manual transmission. Your car goes backward!
In an old manual transmission, that's true. Modern cars have anti roll back systems. But also, use the hand brake.