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more about #automanual more comments → Novaload: Some manuals I've driven--like an auntie's Ford Escort --were so loosey-goosey in the gears they were almost like automatics. Weird, but last night I ... more » Elhigh: Is there a case for automatics? Sure - you're handicapped and only have one arm to drive with. Everyone else needs to learn to stir 'em themselves. If... more » brandegee: All this flimflam of manual this and automatic that is pointless. The only civilized transmission is the Wilson pre-selector. more » DoctorNine: 1.) Manuals are simpler and lighter. They should be the primary transmission in inexpensive cars, for reasons of weight, repairability, and efficienc... more » theeastbaykid: Frickin' DSG. VW/Audi goes on and on about how it shifts quicker than any human can--perhaps true in a technical sense, but people buy DSGs BECAUSE TH... more » Deartháir II: My god, all these responses and I don't see one correct answer. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? Haven't you ever had an old American luxobarge? WOJZILL... more » P161911 probably shoudn't have: I think one reason that you don't see more stick shifts, even though they do have very low take rates, is that each individual engine and transmission... more » danio3834: Why is this even a question. Of course there is a case for traditional planetary stepped gear automatics. There are many vehicles I would never want a... more » scroggzilla raids again: Confession time here. I never learned to drive a stick. It's not that I'm uninterested or incapable; I just never got around to it. So when you all st... more » sos10: Shifting gears manually is as old fashioned as starting your car with a hand crank. Using that floor pedal doesn't make you a better or sportier drive... more » dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: PS: even bicycles are now available with an automatic transmission... more » dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: Hi my name is Dave and I drive an automatic. I thought long and hard when I ordered it. Three pedals were available (and cheaper!) but 90% of my drivi... more » Graverobber: Automatic transmissions now are the norm But that or a stick shift? my heart is quite torn When stuck in traffic, a slushbox is great but when it gets... more » Miscellanea: It's manual for me, and my wife, through and through. I love to row the gears. However, I'd trade it for an auto in a second with my heavy clutch in s... more » Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig): Unintended consequence: I pushed for flex time at work, in part because driving a manual during rush hour was hell. Now I've been doing the 7-4 thing ... more »
