THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION

[mcheddadi]

Go check out this article on jalopnikbut most importantly read the comments lool!

http://jalopnik.com/5506296/whither-the-manual

I was reading it and I thought to myself"it's like reading my opinion times a hundred LOL."

6MT FTW!

[AppleBonker]

I love the gawker network. In an SUV/truck, I don't know that I need a manual. But in anything sporty, I have no idea why auto is even an option. If you're too lazy to drive stick, you don't deserve a sports car.

[bundy26]

Manual transmissions are what make my daily drive from being boring.

[2008AltiCoupeDan]

<3

[yoonzilla]

I love the gawker network. In an SUV/truck, I don't know that I need a manual. But in anything sporty, I have no idea why auto is even an option. If you're too lazy to drive stick, you don't deserve a sports car.

What if a guy with only a left arm wanted to drive a sports car

[Rob.Vegan]

Then he probably knows how to shift really fast

[mcheddadi]

right hand drive car and he'd hold the wheel with the tip of knee while shifting. looool

[AppleBonker]

What if a guy with only a left arm wanted to drive a sports car

My first question would be why? Is he going to try some spirited driving? At the risk of sounding completely insensitive, I don't know that I want him testing that on the roads. If he's gonna take it to the track, have at it.

Driving is a privilege, not a right. If the another driver is going to put me at risk, they should not be on the road. I'd feel the same way if I were the one putting others at risk. IMO, texting/reading/websurfing whilst driving should be punishable by jail time. I'd love if it took a 6 month course with a 1-2 week grueling road test to get a license in this country. Tons of people would fail, but it'd be safer for me on the roads (assuming I wasn't one of those that failed). Call me selfish, but I want for myself and my loved ones/fiends to make it to their destinations safely.

[JAFO]

As long as there is demand for Manual Transmissions, car companies will continue to make them. WE drive their trends.

As far as mandating manual transmissions, I don't like that. I opted for the Auto because I use this car as a daily driver for commuting. i do enjoy driving stick, but it's a pain in stop-n-go traffic. Not to mention driving in San Francisco with a stick!!

Maybe it's my old age, because when I was in my twenties I couldn't see why everyone wouldn't want a manual!! Now I see, though...now I see.

[big_rig]

My first question would be why? Is he going to try some spirited driving? At the risk of sounding completely insensitive, I don't know that I want him testing that on the roads. If he's gonna take it to the track, have at it.

Driving is a privilege, not a right. If the another driver is going to put me at risk, they should not be on the road. I'd feel the same way if I were the one putting others at risk. IMO, texting/reading/websurfing whilst driving should be punishable by jail time. I'd love if it took a 6 month course with a 1-2 week grueling road test to get a license in this country. Tons of people would fail, but it'd be safer for me on the roads (assuming I wasn't one of those that failed). Call me selfish, but I want for myself and my loved ones/fiends to make it to their destinations safely.

i agree, if we had stricter driver training and requirements implemented, then we could raise the speed limit on our nation's highways and be able to travel in a safer and more spirited environment.

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

As long as there is demand for Manual Transmissions, car companies will continue to make them. WE drive their trends.

As far as mandating manual transmissions, I don't like that. I opted for the Auto because I use this car as a daily driver for commuting. i do enjoy driving stick, but it's a pain in stop-n-go traffic. Not to mention driving in San Francisco with a stick!!

Maybe it's my old age, because when I was in my twenties I couldn't see why everyone wouldn't want a manual!! Now I see, though...now I see.

haha i drive through nyc alot and on long island n its a b**** but in the end deff 10x better than the cvt

[losenone]

As long as there is demand for Manual Transmissions, car companies will continue to make them. WE drive their trends.

Your absolutely right, and thats exactly why they will disappear. 95% of the driving population cant/doesn't want to drive a manual transmission. It's considered to be inconvient and you get less gas mileage nowadays with a manual transmission (new 2010 corolla for example).

Its more fiscally appropriate for them to not make manual trannys now. I couldnt even get a 6 speed when I bought my car 2 years ago.

[blackteam02]

My favorate comment:

f***. THIS. s***. I'm gonna get me a good ol' Ford Model A as soon as possible. Mechanical brakes, motherf***er. Do you hear me!? Wooden braces holding the body together. 40 screaming horsepower. The aerodynamics of a cinder block. This s***'s so tight, it don't even got crankshaft counterweights! Automatic spark advance? f*** that s***, I'll do it myself with a little lever on the steering column. And I don't need none of your namby-pamby candy-a** synchromesh 6 speed paddle-shifted transmissions; no sir! A three-speed crashbox is where it's at! This car's so badass it's got a giant tub of explosive fuel sitting directly between the dash board and the engine.

[obstacle]

lol @ his picture as well