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Fortunately, the picture of the car reveals its number plate, which means we can just look up.[1] The RDW data doesn't seem to include transmission type (at le
by Svip 2y ago
Fortunately, the picture of the car reveals its number plate, which means we can just look up.[1] The RDW data doesn't seem to include transmission type (at least from my glance), so I went to AutoWeek instead.[2] Here there is also no mention of transmission. My guess is that means it's a manual, since automatics would be the exception, and thus noted. I could also be wrong, I am not Dutch, and thus not completely familiar with the sort of data their vehicle registry would include.
[1] https://ovi.rdw.nl/ https://ovi.rdw.nl/
[2] https://www.autoweek.nl/kentekencheck/HN-FZ-69/ https://www.autoweek.nl/kentekencheck/HN-FZ-69/
- olex 2y agoSince he explicitly mentioned a hydraulic clutch and needed to provide a separate fluid reservoir for it, it's a very safe bet to say the car is a manual.
- alrs 2y agoAs an American, every car I've ever owned was statistically included with an automatic transmission. Strangely, none of the cars I've owned have had an automatic transmission. Subaru was making CVT automatic cars back then that were even worse than the awful CVT cars of today. That would be my pick if I wanted to do a 30-year-old self driving car. https://japanesenostalgiccar.com/the-subaru-justy-pioneered-the-dreaded-cvt/ https://japanesenostalgiccar.com/the-subaru-justy-pioneered-...
- wongarsu 2y agoIn Europe, statistically nearly every car older than 10 years is manual. With the recent improvements in automatics they are finally catching on in Europe. You may be able to find an old automatic or CVT car in Europe, but you would need to look for a while
- MoreMoore 2y agoI take it you meant to write every car older than 10 years is a manual?
- wongarsu 2y agoThanks, I obviously need more coffee. Fixed above
- ninalanyon 2y agoVolvo made automatic versions of its cars from the late sixties onwards. A colleague had an automatic 244 in the early 1980s. Here in Norway automatics are not finally catching on, they are ubiquitous and the driving instructors' association is campaigning to get the rules changed so that you can pass the driving test on an automatic and later simply do a conversion course to allow one to drive manual. And of course it will all be moot quite soon because EV sales already outnumber ICE sales nearly nine to one here. Volkswagen and Hyundai no longer sell ICE cars in Norway. Volkswagen still sells ICE vans and pickups though.
- brnt 2y agoVolvo is one of the exceptions though. I have friends whose parents are Volvo-people. Their cars have been automatic since the 80ies.
- bigfatkitten 2y agoThat's because Europeans prefer small cars, in which automatics really sucked until maybe 15-20 years ago. They were inefficient and heavy, and the engines in those cars didn't have a ton of excess power. It's a different story in large sedans/wagons.