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Another issue with manual transmission that others have not mentioned is the annoyance as a passenger. I can understand the joy for the driver but as a passenge
by esturk 10y ago
Another issue with manual transmission that others have not mentioned is the annoyance as a passenger. I can understand the joy for the driver but as a passenger, I always find it quite annoying in older cars. In fact, I would probably cancel my Lyft/Uber ride if I knew the coming car is a manual.
- TomMarius 10y agoManual transmission, no matter how old, is only annoying if the driver doesn't know how to drive it. It's less likely in the US, but with European taxi drivers, it's much less noticeable than an automatic transmission.
- kazinator 10y agoExactly. The ride is completely smooth with a skilled manual transmission driver, much smoother than with an automatic. The small maneuvers of parking, in particular, are smoother with the skilled use of a manual transmission: parallel parking, backing into a spot and adjusting the position, and such.
- mrweasel 10y agoUnless you look at the driver changing gears, how would you even know that a car has a manual transmission?
- smileysteve 10y agoI do hate when a passenger will have their knee next to the shifter and it disrupts my hand.