They’re still better than all but the most recent and advanced automatics when the driver is aware of what’s going on. I live in a mountainous area and even new automatics are always switching between bogging or racing trying to figure out how to handle the changing load. Just taking control and telling it what gear to stay in makes a world of difference if you have the +/- or paddles.
I prefer manual for some situations (I learned on and owned one for around 12 years), but I have a hard time suggesting it to anyone. Most of the auto drivers that struggle on mountain driver don't understand that there's a gear mode for low gear that solves some (not all) of the issues of driving on sloped roads.
My friend replaced his last manual with another and he's not super happy about it. Just isn't a great driving experience when you live in a high traffic urban center. We both agree if we lived somewhere more suburban or rural that the manual would be preferrable
They’re still better than all but the most recent and advanced automatics when the driver is aware of what’s going on. I live in a mountainous area and even new automatics are always switching between bogging or racing trying to figure out how to handle the changing load. Just taking control and telling it what gear to stay in makes a world of difference if you have the +/- or paddles.
Still cheaper to fix too.
I prefer manual for some situations (I learned on and owned one for around 12 years), but I have a hard time suggesting it to anyone. Most of the auto drivers that struggle on mountain driver don't understand that there's a gear mode for low gear that solves some (not all) of the issues of driving on sloped roads.
My friend replaced his last manual with another and he's not super happy about it. Just isn't a great driving experience when you live in a high traffic urban center. We both agree if we lived somewhere more suburban or rural that the manual would be preferrable