• Wrrzag@lemmy.ml
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    3 hours ago
    1. I don’t want an automatic car! I love changing my gear!

    This is me. I have a hybrid car and I miss the stick every time I drive it.

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      The problem is those days are gone, even without EVs. Between modern automatics more efficient and longer lasting, and cheap reliable CVTs (also more efficient), manual transmissions have no future. I also prefer driving a stick, and frequently complained about limited availability in the US, but technology has passed it by

      • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
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        29 minutes ago

        cheap, reliable CVT

        I may be out of date but Nissan’s CVTs self destruct very effectively and Subaru’s don’t handle the torque of the H6 so well. They’re still unpleasant to drive. Give me an EV every day.

    • BastingChemina@slrpnk.net
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      I’ve been there, I did manual -> hybrid -> electric.

      I did miss the stick when I was driving an hybrid. In the hybrid it felt like was I had to give away some of the control I had on the car by not being able to change gear.

      With the EV on the other hand it’s totally different, the car is way more responsive, there is power the moment I press the pedal and the concept of gear disappear.

      I don’t miss driving with a stick when driving an EV