- 28 Nov 12, 12:59#336975
I have this t-shirt. However I feel as if I'm fighting a losing battle.
You could always point to an advantage for choosing a manual versus an automatic transmission but that's no longer the case. Dual clutch paddle shifters are the new norm in performance cars, and rightfully so, they are lighting quick and can benefit from the technology that's made itself into other parts of the vehicles. Launch control, performance profiles etc.
I learned to drive in a 1972 Chevy Caprice Classic that was my father's car, a boat with an automatic transmission. I had 11 people in it once. But the very first car I bought with my own money was a 1980 VW Scirocco, 5 speed standard H and I didn't know how to drive it when I bought it. The overwhelming majority of the cars I've owned since then have had a manual transmission but that option is gone for the main stream market, and it's even gone for most of the performance market. Ferrari gave up on it, and now with the 991, even Porsche has made it nearly impossible to order a manual transmission. The new GT3 will only come with a PDK, so is it time to end this crusade? I'd like to hear people's thoughts.
Below are some "fun" stats I found about people that choose to save the stick.
• 69% more likely to have a graduate degree.
• 39% more likely to be married or in a long-term relationship.
• 19% more likely to be extroverts.
• 75% have changed a flat tire.
• 14% more likely to be optimists.
• 27% more likely to consider themselves close to nature.
• 22% more likely to hike, bike, or run at the park.
• They watch the Newshour with Jim Lehrer.
• They watch Face the Nation.
• They watch History Channel.
• They like George Carlin
• They read 1984.
• They read National Geographic.
• They like Trivial Pursuit.
You could always point to an advantage for choosing a manual versus an automatic transmission but that's no longer the case. Dual clutch paddle shifters are the new norm in performance cars, and rightfully so, they are lighting quick and can benefit from the technology that's made itself into other parts of the vehicles. Launch control, performance profiles etc.
I learned to drive in a 1972 Chevy Caprice Classic that was my father's car, a boat with an automatic transmission. I had 11 people in it once. But the very first car I bought with my own money was a 1980 VW Scirocco, 5 speed standard H and I didn't know how to drive it when I bought it. The overwhelming majority of the cars I've owned since then have had a manual transmission but that option is gone for the main stream market, and it's even gone for most of the performance market. Ferrari gave up on it, and now with the 991, even Porsche has made it nearly impossible to order a manual transmission. The new GT3 will only come with a PDK, so is it time to end this crusade? I'd like to hear people's thoughts.
Below are some "fun" stats I found about people that choose to save the stick.
• 69% more likely to have a graduate degree.
• 39% more likely to be married or in a long-term relationship.
• 19% more likely to be extroverts.
• 75% have changed a flat tire.
• 14% more likely to be optimists.
• 27% more likely to consider themselves close to nature.
• 22% more likely to hike, bike, or run at the park.
• They watch the Newshour with Jim Lehrer.
• They watch Face the Nation.
• They watch History Channel.
• They like George Carlin
• They read 1984.
• They read National Geographic.
• They like Trivial Pursuit.
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"I don't want to be part of a forum where everyone has differing opinions." Boom...
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