Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transmissions

Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by ldev on Thursday November 17, 2016 @04:39AM (#12975914)

Same here in Lithuania - everyone learns and takes exams with manual transmission or they won't be legally allowed to drive stick. Same with "eco" driving - staying in higher RPMs or downshifting to overtake a car is a no no. But after passing driver's exam most people buy automatic - it's just so much more convenient in the city.

I would rage in traffic if I had to do "clutch, neutral, cluth, first gear" mantra for 20 minutes to move a little in traffic - releasing break pedal to crawl a bit and then pressing it again to stop is a god send after driving manual for 6 years. :)

Manual is good for 300+ bhp weekend cars, not daily use cars.

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by kazga on Friday November 18, 2016 @08:19AM (#12986500)

downshifting to overtake a car is a no no.

Interesting. German driving schools actually explicitly tell you to downshift before overtaking so that your acceleration is higher and you spend less time in the "wrong" lane.

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