Each Decade That Passes, Fewer People Report Knowing How to Drive Stick Shifts

Re:Each Decade That Passes, Fewer People Report Knowing How ... by throwaway0a5e on Thursday February 18, 2021 @12:44PM (#26182979)

As long as there are markets where displacement is taxed there will be manual transmissions.

A manual transmission lets YOU choose when to shift. That means you can keep the 1L engine that's pulling around your 5000lb barge up high near its peak power and get the performance you want. Contrast with an automatic transmission where you get the performance some engineer deems is an acceptable balance between what you want and what the company thinks is best for its fuel economy stats.

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Re:Each Decade That Passes, Fewer People Report Knowing How ... by valbaca on Thursday February 18, 2021 @03:21PM (#26184944)

> some engineer deems

How dare the engineer decide what's best for the engine?

Literally every automatic has the ability to shift into first gear as needed. Hell, my automatic 4-banger Dodge Neon had first gear and that thing couldn't tow a tricycle.

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Re:Each Decade That Passes, Fewer People Report Knowing How ... by macintux on Thursday February 18, 2021 @02:43PM (#26184492)

I was unpleasantly surprised the first (and so far only) time I drove a stick with an indicator on the dash that would light when the computer thought it was time for me to shift.

I think I’d have to place electrical tape over those indicators.

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