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Less than 10% of cars in America are stick shift now[0]. I've also read studies that claim they are less than 5%. I took my car to Grease Monkey to get the oil
by city41 15y ago
Less than 10% of cars in America are stick shift now[0]. I've also read studies that claim they are less than 5%.
I took my car to Grease Monkey to get the oil changed and I had to drive it into and out of the bay, because no worker there knew how to drive a stick.
It also very much saddens me that when it's time to get a new car, I may be forced to not get a stick because so many models simply don't come in a manual now.
[0] http://autos.aol.com/article/stick-shift-love-affair/ http://autos.aol.com/article/stick-shift-love-affair/
- seanp2k2 15y agoYes, it saddens me too. Lucky for us, there are a few companies that still understand; I love my Civic Si because it only comes with a 6spd manual. The other very cheap and very fast option is a used street bike, since all of those have manuals.
- itmag 15y agoI don't have the exact statistics, but it wouldn't surprise me if it's the other way around in Sweden, automatics being the more uncommon choice. Supposedly, automatics incur a few percent more gas usage. And gas is really expensive here.
- bryanlarsen 15y agoThat's no longer necessarily the case, especially for highway driving. Modern automatic transmissions are often more fuel efficient than the standard transmission option on the same car. A stick is also only more fuel efficient if you're always in the right gear. It's much more natural to drive aggressively when driving a stick, so I suspect that many drivers negate any fuel efficiency savings.