S.Crab wrote:
> I ask this as a new-car shopper who is curious at the lack of
> availability of manual transmissions:
>
> Why is there a seemingly overwhelming preference for automatic
> transmissions? Is it that people don't want to be bothered with
> manuals, don't want to learn how to drive them, or for some other
> reason? I personally think manuals are more fun and offer more
> control of the vehicle, but that's just one man's opinion.
>
> I don't mean this question to be condescending in any way--I'm just
> genuinely curious.
>
> Thanks in advance for your responses.

Try commuting the bottlenecked traffic in CA. Stop and go freeway traffic
for 3 hours a day is enough to make anyone with a manual tranny curse the
day they bought it.

 

"S.Crab" <harveyr@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I ask this as a new-car shopper who is curious at the lack of
> availability of manual transmissions:
>
> Why is there a seemingly overwhelming preference for automatic
> transmissions? Is it that people don't want to be bothered with
> manuals, don't want to learn how to drive them, or for some other
> reason? I personally think manuals are more fun and offer more control
> of the vehicle, but that's just one man's opinion.

Yes, all of the above. Add that most cars end on the scrap heap once the
warranty has run out and the auto box fails, because of the cost or repair.

I haven't bought a new car in years, and prefer manuals, because thay can
make all sorts of bad noises and sound like a gravel crusher, and still
work. Automatics are fine when new and have a manufacturer's warranty, but
when anything goes wrong you usually end up stuck on the side of the road,
and at the financial mercy of the "rebuilders".

SD

 

"S.Crab" <harveyr@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1165004797.790036.307320@f1g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>I ask this as a new-car shopper who is curious at the lack of
> availability of manual transmissions:
>
> Why is there a seemingly overwhelming preference for automatic
> transmissions? Is it that people don't want to be bothered with
> manuals, don't want to learn how to drive them, or for some other
> reason? I personally think manuals are more fun and offer more control
> of the vehicle, but that's just one man's opinion.

Yes, all of the above. Add that most cars end on the scrap heap once the
warranty has run out and the auto box fails, because of the cost or repair.

I haven't bought a new car in years, and prefer manuals, because thay can
make all sorts of bad noises and sound like a gravel crusher, and still
work. Automatics are fine when new and have a manufacturer's warranty, but
when anything goes wrong you usually end up stuck on the side of the road,
and at the financial mercy of the "rebuilders".

SD

 

"S.Crab" <harveyr@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1165004797.790036.307320@f1g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>I ask this as a new-car shopper who is curious at the lack of
> availability of manual transmissions:
>
> Why is there a seemingly overwhelming preference for automatic
> transmissions? Is it that people don't want to be bothered with
> manuals, don't want to learn how to drive them, or for some other
> reason? I personally think manuals are more fun and offer more control
> of the vehicle, but that's just one man's opinion.

Yes, all of the above. Add that most cars end on the scrap heap once the
warranty has run out and the auto box fails, because of the cost or repair.

I haven't bought a new car in years, and prefer manuals, because thay can
make all sorts of bad noises and sound like a gravel crusher, and still
work. Automatics are fine when new and have a manufacturer's warranty, but
when anything goes wrong you usually end up stuck on the side of the road,
and at the financial mercy of the "rebuilders".

SD

 

"S.Crab" <harveyr@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1165004797.790036.307320@f1g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>I ask this as a new-car shopper who is curious at the lack of
> availability of manual transmissions:
>
> Why is there a seemingly overwhelming preference for automatic
> transmissions? Is it that people don't want to be bothered with
> manuals, don't want to learn how to drive them, or for some other
> reason? I personally think manuals are more fun and offer more control
> of the vehicle, but that's just one man's opinion.

Yes, all of the above. Add that most cars end on the scrap heap once the
warranty has run out and the auto box fails, because of the cost or repair.

I haven't bought a new car in years, and prefer manuals, because thay can
make all sorts of bad noises and sound like a gravel crusher, and still
work. Automatics are fine when new and have a manufacturer's warranty, but
when anything goes wrong you usually end up stuck on the side of the road,
and at the financial mercy of the "rebuilders".

SD

 

Personally, I would prefer an automatic as a daily driver...heading to
work in the mornings I'm so tired I can barely remember the right
roads, let alone have to shift. But on the weekends, as a sort of
sporty car, I would definitely prefer a manual. That's why I have a
manumatic...it is truely the best transmission option I have ever
driven; it's like the best of both worlds.

 

Personally, I would prefer an automatic as a daily driver...heading to
work in the mornings I'm so tired I can barely remember the right
roads, let alone have to shift. But on the weekends, as a sort of
sporty car, I would definitely prefer a manual. That's why I have a
manumatic...it is truely the best transmission option I have ever
driven; it's like the best of both worlds.

 

Personally, I would prefer an automatic as a daily driver...heading to
work in the mornings I'm so tired I can barely remember the right
roads, let alone have to shift. But on the weekends, as a sort of
sporty car, I would definitely prefer a manual. That's why I have a
manumatic...it is truely the best transmission option I have ever
driven; it's like the best of both worlds.

 

Personally, I would prefer an automatic as a daily driver...heading to
work in the mornings I'm so tired I can barely remember the right
roads, let alone have to shift. But on the weekends, as a sort of
sporty car, I would definitely prefer a manual. That's why I have a
manumatic...it is truely the best transmission option I have ever
driven; it's like the best of both worlds.