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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by sologoub on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @12:54AM (#17965654)
When in college and working full time, I used to start my day by driving through some of the worst of LA traffic 405/101 and then in the evening come full circle by going 101 to 23 to 118 to 405 and back to 101, essentially circling the west part of San Fernando Valley, Conejo Valley, Simi Valley and back to central San Fernando Valley. Now that was a commute! Total time on the road 4+ hours in a 6-speed manual sports car with that exact heavy clutch.

Don’t think I’d be able to keep my sanity if it was an auto - at least I could focus on something other than the miserable drive and crazy work/study hours.

Priorities change, but if I was making a choice today just for me - manual all the way!

Now if I could only find a car without electric power steering... or any power steering at all... (Those old NSXs were a blast to drive!)

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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by maccard on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @05:23AM (#17966804)
> Now if I could only find a car without electric power steering... or any power steering at all... (Those old NSXs were a blast to drive!)

You want a Lotus. It's a glorified go kart. Even the radio is optional.

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