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[glatt]

Manual transmission is superior in every situation except stop and go traffic on the highway. That gets really old after even just a couple of minutes.

[tw]

Originally Posted by glatt

Manual transmission is superior in every situation except stop and go traffic on the highway.

I prefer the manual in stop and go traffic. Some behind me do not. Because I do not accelerate quickly, then brake on the bumper of that car in front. And because I am not distracted by e-mail on my cell phone.

All automatic transmissions are trying to do what a manual transmission does better. An automatic transmission computer does not know what the 'human' computer sees and is planning to do. Too often, an automatic starts shifting while I am complaining what took it so long. Automatics tend to shift when it should have already been in that gear seconds ago. But then its computer does not know what I know.

A most common reason for getting stuck in snow is what the automatic transmissions does. What an automatic does makes a stuck wheel even 'stuckier'. A stick makes possible superior control and traction so that snow shoveling is even unnecessary. Again, because the 'human' computer knows more than a transmission's computer.

Many cars now offer the two best transmissions - manual or constantly variable automatic. A fixed gear automatic transmission will probably be obsolete by the next decade.

[plthijinx]

Originally Posted by tw

..... And because I am not distracted by e-mail on my cell phone.......

watchin' porn in traffic instead are ya??

just kiddin man!

[tw]

Originally Posted by plthijinx

watchin' porn in traffic instead are ya??

Keep your eyes on the road. What happens five miles up is also available for public viewing on the highway. And you don't even have to pay to watch.

Real life is always better than a script written in LA's Valley.