It's good to know how to drive manual shift but owning one isn't really necessary. It's more of a preference.
Why Stick Shifts Are Going Extinct
- Thread starter Responsible Allen Iverson
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I cant drive stick....something I feel is a failure on my part
Ive lived in LA, Atlanta and DC with manuals. The 3 worst place in this country regarding traffic. If you drive manuals, you 100% do not ever notice driving a manual in traffic, if you do you just arent good at driving a manual. Everything is automatic mentally, You dont notice it. The only time that you do DO notice is it is when you have to text or eat or some shyt while driving. Things you shouldnt be doing anyway. Thts the only time its noticeable.
Pacni99a12
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Yeah not gonna lie I suck. Had a Wrx for a little bit as my daily but it was a pain. Had to teach myself on it. Hills were giving me anxiety because the hill hold was inconsistent and sometimes the shyt would just start sliding back soon as a let off the brake. Just little shyt like parking lots with small speed bumps were a headache and felt like an unnecessary hassle. Ended up getting a Grand Cherokee as my daily and winter vehicle. Thinking about getting a Miata manual as my third vehicle one day. Maybe that manual set up is better.
5 our of my 11 cars have been stick shift. I have no problem driving them. I can powershift, double clutch, rev match, heel/toe, you name it.
Here's the problem: today's automatics are fukking good. Too good. Even 10 years ago it was a performance detriment to get the automatic. Now it's the opposite. I just bought my 2nd Mk7 GTI and this time I went auto because the stick shift doesn't really add anything.
If I were to buy a car with one, it would have to be second car at this point and it would need to have a ton of power.
Here's the problem: today's automatics are fukking good. Too good. Even 10 years ago it was a performance detriment to get the automatic. Now it's the opposite. I just bought my 2nd Mk7 GTI and this time I went auto because the stick shift doesn't really add anything.
If I were to buy a car with one, it would have to be second car at this point and it would need to have a ton of power.