• came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    automatics are like golf carts. some people love golf carts. one pedal faster, one pedal slower. that's about all americans are expected to know in order to get a license and start running over pedestrians in the all new 2024 Chevy Gargantoid XLT.

    manual gearing lets one use engine breaking to reduce friction on the break pads, chose the level of acceleration/torque based on their current situation, and just generally be more in control of the vehicle which is major when dealing with inclines.

    they got rid of 99% of economy manuals for the american market, because a manual won't let the driver shove triple decker bacon cheeseburgers into their bespittled and foamy maw while blowing through a red light and jumping the curb cut in front of Chuck E. Cheese.