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re: CNN column: Opinion: The long overdue death of the stick shift car
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:14 am to LSUDVM1999
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:14 am to LSUDVM1999
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Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:14 am to theunknownknight
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Of course the queer writers at CNN see dicks everywhere.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:24 am to LSUDVM1999
The reason why manuals are going away is that you can’t implement all of the modern safety features like collision avoidance, auto-cruise, auto start/stop…
Same reason electronic steering assist is implemented instead of hydraulic…you just can’t use all of those features.
My car is hydraulic and manual…but i have an electric gas pedal.
Same reason electronic steering assist is implemented instead of hydraulic…you just can’t use all of those features.
My car is hydraulic and manual…but i have an electric gas pedal.
This post was edited on 3/28/24 at 9:25 am
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:25 am to LSUDVM1999
My favorite cars had manual transmissions. And they weren't sports cars. I learned how to drive with a manual transmission Ford Escort. My first car was a manual transmission Honda Civic. Those little utility drivers were zippy fun to drive with a stick. Being able to pop the clutch and spin the front tires was an added bonus.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:26 am to LSUDVM1999
That numbnuts probably thinks heel-toe is when he gets his shoes on backwards...
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:28 am to razor55red
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Both my wife and sister
You know the rules
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:31 am to LSUDVM1999
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Just pushing a button is a superficial copout.
It is.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:32 am to LSUDVM1999
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The long overdue death of the stick shift car
Man, frick all of that nonsense. I miss my Mustang every single day. It was absolutely fun to drive. I have always loved driving a stick shift.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:32 am to TBoy
I've gone through a few commuter cars and always get manual transmissions. It makes the commuter car suck a little bit less.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:33 am to LSUDVM1999
Loser didn't learn how to drive a stick so, it must go!
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:35 am to LSUDVM1999
Why is this even a CNN article?
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:35 am to FightinTigersDammit
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Why is this even a CNN article?
Telling people how to think and behave.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:40 am to LSUDVM1999
I like how he quotes himself
Someone edited Wiki
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They feel there’s something authentic about it: a connection between driver and vehicle that automatization cuts out.
Paul Hockenos
Someone edited Wiki
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Paul Hockenos (born 1963) is a beta male and political analyst who has been working in Germany and across Central and Eastern Europe since 1989.[1] His work has appeared in Newsweek, among other periodicals.[2] He has authored several books on European politics and perpetrated unfounded claims based on his opinions and experiences.[2][3] His work is generally not regarded to be taken seriously.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:41 am to dallastigers
Imagine the Bullit movie car chase with an automatic EV. 
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:44 am to Gaston
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The reason why manuals are going away is that you can’t implement all of the modern safety features like collision avoidance, auto-cruise, auto start/stop…
I'm pretty sure my new manual MINI has all three of these.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 10:06 am to StringedInstruments
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Gets zero pussy.
Wants zero pussy.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 10:16 am to LSUDVM1999
While sticks are a pain to use in traffic, they are superior in enabling the driver to transfer power. This writer is ill informed and a dunce.
Interesting fact, Corvettes first came out with an automatic transmission and didn't do well in sales until they offered it in a stick.
Interesting fact, Corvettes first came out with an automatic transmission and didn't do well in sales until they offered it in a stick.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 10:22 am to Saint Alfonzo
How TF does your car stop/start without your foot on the clutch? Just lurch forward into the car in front of you?
What happens when you’re in 4th and the car slows for traffic ahead down to say 20 mph? You’re going to have zero torque.
What happens when you’re in 4th and the car slows for traffic ahead down to say 20 mph? You’re going to have zero torque.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 10:29 am to Jcorye1
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The pushback on manuals is so weird to me.
I don't get it either. He's throwing all the standard crap at those who just happen to like manual transmissions. My first five vehicles were manuals and I wish I had one now. I found them to make driving more fun, in most situations.
I should have known when I realized it was a CNN article that it would be a waste of time.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 10:29 am to LSUDVM1999
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Paul Hockenos
frick this guy.
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