If you're driving a shitbox already I will strenuously defend the value of having it be manual. My starter died Monday in the middle of a road trip to see the eclipse and I just bump started it until I got back home. Unfortunately they are no longer cheaper to maintain than autos since replacing the clutch is usually an absurd amount of labor even if parts are cheaper.
But it's not hard to learn. A 15-speed bicycle is more confusing. Anyone can buy a stick shift and be getting themselves around within a couple weeks, the only reason Americans don't know how is most of the cars are automatic.
This is true of shitboxes, but the funny thing about manual people now is that pretty much every modern manual transmission is computer-aided at least and a placebo at worst.
I still prefer having one to not having it though, it makes the driving funnerer.
my favorite is the 100% fake EV manual transmission patents. They're afraid to add any new input methods. Like CVT cars should have a way to set the desired RPM so you can choose how much power is ready to go
If you're driving a shitbox already I will strenuously defend the value of having it be manual. My starter died Monday in the middle of a road trip to see the eclipse and I just bump started it until I got back home. Unfortunately they are no longer cheaper to maintain than autos since replacing the clutch is usually an absurd amount of labor even if parts are cheaper.
But it's not hard to learn. A 15-speed bicycle is more confusing. Anyone can buy a stick shift and be getting themselves around within a couple weeks, the only reason Americans don't know how is most of the cars are automatic.
This is true of shitboxes, but the funny thing about manual people now is that pretty much every modern manual transmission is computer-aided at least and a placebo at worst.
I still prefer having one to not having it though, it makes the driving funnerer.
my favorite is the 100% fake EV manual transmission patents. They're afraid to add any new input methods. Like CVT cars should have a way to set the desired RPM so you can choose how much power is ready to go