(November 14, 2015 at 12:14 pm)Chad32 Wrote: People still drive manual? We're coming into the age of cars that can drive themselves, and people are still making cars where you need to change gears manually?
Because manual transmissions have more gears to switch for and are mechanically simpler. So while the most a automatic can have to date is 6 I think ( most consumer cars have 4) its possible to get a manual up like 9 I think ( most consumer cars have 5-6). Also while some companies have made great automatic transmissions, due to their inherent nature and when manuals do wear, the most common wear is much easier to fix. So the advantages of manuals are better gear ratios, leading better performance and fuel economy as well as the ability to select gear, and generally better mechanical reliability. But with automatics there is the fact its easier to use and won't let you destroy your motor by downshifting into the wrong gear.
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Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
