I used to enjoy manual but now I just kind of hate driving in general so I am happier with auto where I can eat chips or something while driving to make the traffic feel less hellish. Looking forward to self driving cars so I can just take a nap while getting from A to B.
Automatic transmissions existed before computers were controlling them. The 3 speed auto in my 68 Ford is entirely hydraulicly operated. No computer control. I can roll-start it no problem in second gear.
Bought my first automatic this year (VW ID4). Will never drive a manual ever again. So much easier to drive automatic.
ID.4 is an EV and has so much torque that it doesn't NEED a traditional transmission. I <3 my ID.4.
Come at me bro - I TEACH people to ONLY drive automatic cars. Muahaha! I get paid more to do it than manual instructors AND I don't have to worry about learners constantly making bad gear changes, bunny hopping and stalling my car all the time!
WTF is that 3rd picture of a shifter? I've never seen anything like that.
I found an article about it: https://www.macsmotorcitygarage.com/a-cool-idea-at-the-time-the-hurst-lightning-rods-shifter
Hurst Lightning Rods, an aftermarket performance shifter marketed in the 1980s
The Lightning Rods system was set up to work like any ordinary automatic gear selector, more or less, with a conventional PRND shift pattern (as shown in the top photo). The difference was in the two additional levers: the far right lever and release button performed the 1-2 upshift, while the middle lever and button performed the 2-3 upshift. Or the driver could simply leave the lever in D for Drive or OD for Overdrive and drive normally. In that regard, the Lightning Rods setup was not unlike the Hurst Dual Gate aka “His ‘n Her” shifters of previous years.
I have to say that I'm having issues understanding what this means in practice. :D
I had to bump start my first car for a period of time. It was a challenge to always find a hill to park on. Another cool trick was shifting gears without using the clutch by rev matching.
I had a fried starter and a girlfriend who didn't know how to drive a manual, so I had to ask her to push while I sat inside. Not the manliest day of my life...
driving manual makes u look hot that's all <3
You've obviously never seen me fumbling through my changes and stalling on every corner.
It's even worse now. My mom's new car just has buttons on the dash next to the radio for park reverse neutral drive and sport mode.
I do miss driving a manual, however EV one-pedal driving has its own gamifying aspects.
Wow. #1 'get off my lawn' post of the day. There is nothing wrong with auto... It's the drivers.
I'm enjoying all the comments where people are seething about manual transmissions amd they don't need to drive one, because they forgot its a meme.
I drove my Samurai today. I don't think any of them even had automatics.
I prefer a doctor-guided transmission. I'm not smart enough to balance these meds and read my bloodwork.
