| Whoever is not fit to drive stick, should ride a bike
On Feb 6, 12:36 am, "Fred G. Mackey" <nos...@dont.spam> wrote:
> Bill Baka wrote:
> > The automotive engineers know this but they are paid to shut up and
> > design cars that sell. Joe Consumer does not want to have to downshift
> > to pass someone. That gives the somewhat slow Joe a sense of power under
> > the hood, which in turn sells cars.
>
> I'm no expert on cars, engines, or transmissions, but I do miss my old
> car with the 5-speed manual transmission.
>
> I saw nothing wrong with downshifting to get a little more acceleration
> - make that a LOT more. The car I drive now is similar in many respects
> - better in quite a few, but the fact that it's automatic offers me few
> advantages beyond being able to drink coffee while in stop and go traffic.
>
> That wasn't a problem when I had a manual transmission - I learned to
> drink my coffee between shifts.
Ban automatic cars (except for the handicap) and the stupid and
dangerous will go the way of the dinosaur. Whoever is not fit to drive
stick, should ride a bike --or ride the bus. One-speed bikes should be
all right though.
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