I find it interesting that it's so hard to find any vehicles with a manual transmission (outside of sports cars) here in the States / Canada. I just completed my quest for a new car and found the pickings were VERY slim - Why is that?
While automatic transmissions have improved a good deal over the years, I don't prefer to drive anything else because, IMHO, standards:
I would like to hear your honest opinions. Is it that you don't know how to drive one of these, or is it simply an inconvenient task?
While automatic transmissions have improved a good deal over the years, I don't prefer to drive anything else because, IMHO, standards:
- Provide immediate control of engine speed / torque
- Require much less use of breaks
- Outperform in snowy conditions
- Remind me the new way isn't necessarily the better way
- Like straights, I can be in complete control of everything
- They're so much more fun to drive in general!
I would like to hear your honest opinions. Is it that you don't know how to drive one of these, or is it simply an inconvenient task?