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Where I live manual is the norm, but those I know that did switch to auto all to prefer it. It apparently makes the drudgery of sitting in traffic more bearable
by RikNieu 10y ago
Where I live manual is the norm, but those I know that did switch to auto all to prefer it. It apparently makes the drudgery of sitting in traffic more bearable.
However, as one friend noted, once that fancy automatic gearbox goes legs up(and your car also happens to be out of warranty), the virtues of a manual comes calling again.
- astrodust 10y agoI honestly don't see the problem of using a standard transmission in traffic. Once you've learned how to drive with it the whole thing becomes instinct and you don't even consciously notice.
- bgia 10y agoI do. I've been driving stick shift for most my life and moving to automatic made a huge difference.
- astrodust 10y agoI'm sure it's different for everyone, but I know a lot of people where manual is so ingrained they don't even need to think about it. It's no more difficult than walking on two legs.
- allendoerfer 10y agoMuch like breathing, it is fun when racing but quite annoying, when you have to do it under load, you did not want to be in in the first place.
- astrodust 10y agoWhen racing you'll be paying exacting attention to your shifts, you'll need to time them properly if you're working on shaving time off your laps. When driving normally it's not a big deal.
- viraptor 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill It's an instinct / not a problem as long as you don't know a better option. If you didn't have a running water, the trip to the well would also be something completely normal. (I'm not saying that one option is universally better - just that it's easy to justify the other position as "I've always done it this way and it's super simple")
- astrodust 10y agoI'm saying I literally don't notice that I'm driving a manual car. I just drive. When I'm in an automatic it's all "okay, it's like I'm driving an Xbox now."
- GoToRO 10y agoThere is also a piloted gearbox which is a manual gearbox with some automation added.