Manual shift transmissions are safer

guzzirider

guzzirider

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100% agree with the sentiment. It's difficult (though not impossible) to shift gears and text (or do your makeup) at the same time.
 
High Flya said:
100% agree with the sentiment. It's difficult (though not impossible) to shift gears and text (or do your makeup) at the same time.
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However it does require an improvement in hand/eye/foot co-ordination and that's not a bad thing!
 
Lightcycle said:
Also keeps those young punks from stealing your car:

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You'll never convince me that mashing buttons on a controller.. er, handlebar will ever be more fun than shifting gears yourself with a clutch.

Yayaokboomerandallthatshiiite...
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Hey I'm technically a millennial. Every car I've ever owned (9 so far) have been manuals.
 
High Flya said:
100% agree with the sentiment. It's difficult (though not impossible) to shift gears and text (or do your makeup) at the same time.
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At various times, I have driven standard with one leg or one arm out of action. It's not a big deal for cruising around. Spirited driving on the other hand is quite difficult in that state.
 
Lightcycle said:
You'll never convince me that mashing buttons on a controller.. er, handlebar will ever be more fun than shifting gears yourself with a clutch.

Yayaokboomerandallthatshiiite...
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I completely agree. The computerized transmissions are faster in almost every situation but they aren't as engaging or fun imo. The one exception might be the Koenigsegg Light Speed that lets you shift instantly to any gear but realistically, nobody on this forum will ever get to drive one of those.
 
I don't really buy into the manual as anti-theft thing... it's really not that hard to drive stick well enough to get around town. All three of my siblings can drive stick and so can my father

I'm sure that somebody that can figure out how to break into and "hot-wire" (I don't necessarily literally mean hot-wire) a modern vehicle is not going to struggle too much with an extra lever and pedal
 
TwistedKestrel said:
I don't really buy into the manual as anti-theft thing... it's really not that hard to drive stick well enough to get around town. All three of my siblings can drive stick and so can my father

I'm sure that somebody that can figure out how to break into and "hot-wire" (I don't necessarily literally mean hot-wire) a modern vehicle is not going to struggle too much with an extra lever and pedal
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It's just a joke. Tongue-in-cheek meme to point out that not a lot of young people know how to drive stick shift anymore.
 
TwistedKestrel said:
I don't really buy into the manual as anti-theft thing... it's really not that hard to drive stick well enough to get around town. All three of my siblings can drive stick and so can my father

I'm sure that somebody that can figure out how to break into and "hot-wire" (I don't necessarily literally mean hot-wire) a modern vehicle is not going to struggle too much with an extra lever and pedal
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If nobody has taught you and you haven't made the effort to try to learn from videos, hopping in and taking off in a standard car would be tough. Hell, good chance they couldn't get it started as holding the brake won't work. Getting past reverse gates may not be possible for many newb's either.

My wife can drive well enough to get us to a town if required. She will never drive standard if she has a choice.
 
High Flya said:
You might have to buy fewer baller bikes😉
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Well, if I was a *real* baller, I'd have both baller bikes AND baller cars.

Still in the Love-Bikes-More-Than-Cars phase though, so all the disposable income goes to fuel my two-wheeled addiction.

I used to own a sports car. I put less than 10,000 kms on it the last 8 years of ownership because that's when I got my motorcycle license.

Four wheels would be wasted on me at this point in my life...
 
Lightcycle said:
Well, if I was a *real* baller, I'd have both baller bikes AND baller cars.

Still in the Love-Bikes-More-Than-Cars phase though, so all the disposal income goes to fuel my two-wheeled addiction.

I use to own a sports car. I put less than 10,000 kms on it the last 8 years of ownership because thats when I got my motorcycle license.

Four wheels would be wasted on me at this point in my life...
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I feel you; I'm a car guy turned bike guy. I've driven my summer car less than 2000km/yr since I started riding. Nonetheless, I don't think I'll ever trade in my fun cars for 4 wheel appliances.
 
High Flya said:
Hey I'm technically a millennial. Every car I've ever owned (9 so far) have been manuals.
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I`m technically not a millennial at almost 70 and have never owned any vehicle with an automatic transmission. I`ve likely got one more car purchase in me, can you even get a GTI or type R with a manual anymore? Or any of the small hatches or sedans from Honda or Mazda,.. possibly Subaru. FWIW when I met my Ex wife a century ago, she drove a Mazda MX-3 Precidia with a 5 speed, it was lust at first sight.( Careful what you wish for).
 
Glenn/RZ500 said:
I`m technically not a millennial at almost 70 and have never owned any vehicle with an automatic transmission. I`ve likely got one more car purchase in me, can you even get a GTI or type R with a manual anymore? Or any of the small hatches or sedans from Honda or Mazda,.. possibly Subaru. FWIW when I met my Ex wife a century ago, she drove a Mazda MX-3 Precidia with a 5 speed, it was lust at first sight.( Careful what you wish for).
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Vw only has dsg in the hatches now. It's easier to meet fuel economy standards with automatics.
 
Glenn/RZ500 said:
when I met my Ex wife a century ago, she drove a Mazda MX-3 Precidia with a 5 speed, it was lust at first sight.
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Reminds me of this one lady at work, she showed up one day with a brand new MX-6 Mystere. MT, of course.

She knew I was a car guy, so she drove us out for an extended lunch one day.

She was okay-looking, but something about watching her row through the gears made her instantly and insanely hot for some strange reason...

I love chicks who are into cars and bikes!
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