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    Mohibur Rashid
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    From my point of view manual transmission is more like an android phone. What do you think?

    I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.

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      From my point of view manual transmission is more like an android phone. What do you think?

      I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.

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      Pete OHanlon
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      Mohibur Rashid wrote:

      manual transmission is more like an android phone.

      Why?

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        From my point of view manual transmission is more like an android phone. What do you think?

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        RossMW
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        Auto. Nowadays manual are basically like fax machines, getting redundant. However I'm not a fan of some of these new breed my autos, dual clutch, cvt etc, The car we got for the missus has a dual clutch gearbox and it's a horrible piece of satan blessed sh*t. It's had to be rebuilt by the dealer under warranty. Never touch one of them again. I like the plain old tranditional autos.

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          From my point of view manual transmission is more like an android phone. What do you think?

          I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.

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          Duncan Edwards Jones
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          If you are not going to decide when to change gears you might as well take the train. :-D (Actually - on a semi serious note - having to change gears does help keep the brain engaged which is a helpful thing for a driver)

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            From my point of view manual transmission is more like an android phone. What do you think?

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            Munchies_Matt
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            And an automatic is somewhat like a wheelchair for idiots.

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              From my point of view manual transmission is more like an android phone. What do you think?

              I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.

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              CodeWraith
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              That's harmless. You know you are sitting in the wrong seat when the parking brake has a twist grip for the throttle, like this.[^]

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                From my point of view manual transmission is more like an android phone. What do you think?

                I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.

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                Mel Padden
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                ALWAYS manual. I know some people think that makes me a Luddite but I don't care...

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                  From my point of view manual transmission is more like an android phone. What do you think?

                  I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.

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                  Eytukan
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                  Automatic transmission is for women & Google( I mean for their autonomous cars) :-\

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                    From my point of view manual transmission is more like an android phone. What do you think?

                    I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.

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                    I haven't bought an automatic in 25-30 years, and even then, only because we needed bench seats front/back, and that was the only way to get them. Besides costing less, and keeping you in touch and aware of driving (safety), there's some hidden advantages. Many (perhaps most) people can't drive one. No one wants to borrow your care. If not sporty, but instead, economy, less likely to be stolen. Time to buy? Near end of model year, the dealer's much more likely to bargain when the vehicle's harder to sell. I bought a new 2012 after the 2013's came out. They knew I was doing them a favor. If I leave, they'll continue to pay interest on the vehicle (to the manufacturer) - and the money borrowed for it could be used for a shiny new car that they could sell - if I buy. The only time I'd switch to automatic is if I moved to where I'd be frequently caught in extremely bad traffic. On the other hand - if I lived in such a place, I'd take public transport, anyway.

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                      I haven't bought an automatic in 25-30 years, and even then, only because we needed bench seats front/back, and that was the only way to get them. Besides costing less, and keeping you in touch and aware of driving (safety), there's some hidden advantages. Many (perhaps most) people can't drive one. No one wants to borrow your care. If not sporty, but instead, economy, less likely to be stolen. Time to buy? Near end of model year, the dealer's much more likely to bargain when the vehicle's harder to sell. I bought a new 2012 after the 2013's came out. They knew I was doing them a favor. If I leave, they'll continue to pay interest on the vehicle (to the manufacturer) - and the money borrowed for it could be used for a shiny new car that they could sell - if I buy. The only time I'd switch to automatic is if I moved to where I'd be frequently caught in extremely bad traffic. On the other hand - if I lived in such a place, I'd take public transport, anyway.

                      Ravings en masse^

                      "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                      "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                      W∴ Balboos wrote:

                      Many (perhaps most) people can't drive one.

                      You must be an American :laugh: Over here in Europe, or at least the Netherlands, manual is the standard :) I wonder why you guys use automatic and we don't... We have very few roads where you can drive without changing gears for at least 15 minutes, it seems to me that you have a lot more of those!

                      Best, Sander arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript SQL Server for C# Developers Succinctly Object-Oriented Programming in C# Succinctly

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                        From my point of view manual transmission is more like an android phone. What do you think?

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                        Power Puff Boy
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                        Manual, but only if you're willing to heel toe shift.

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                          Joan M
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                          I've never owned one, but my next car probably will be automatic. You know... nowadays one gets really bored on the road... you go at more than 80km/h and you could be at jail for a couple of years. If anyone would make a good car that would really drive autonomously I would take that one... Then you could sleep (or whatever you would fancy) while going to work. So if we must get bored at the road, then at least do it comfortably and avoid doing repetitive tasks at the same time. :cool: So automatic here... PS: and for the ludites... I saw a Top Gear show in which they stated the McLaren Mercedes SLR was the fastest car they had tried that season and it was automatic... So the real question should not be automatic or manual... the real question is, as almost always, how much money do you have to get a proper car? :rolleyes:

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                            From my point of view manual transmission is more like an android phone. What do you think?

                            I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.

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                            KarstenK
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                            A bit but not to 100%. With manual transmission you have more and better control. Some automatic transmission have also a manual mode. Such fine grained control is Android. On Apple you have only a Start/Stop button and the Windows car needs a reboot to drive ;-)

                            Press F1 for help or google it. Greetings from Germany

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                              I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.

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                              My electric car has NO transmission.

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                                W∴ Balboos wrote:

                                Many (perhaps most) people can't drive one.

                                You must be an American :laugh: Over here in Europe, or at least the Netherlands, manual is the standard :) I wonder why you guys use automatic and we don't... We have very few roads where you can drive without changing gears for at least 15 minutes, it seems to me that you have a lot more of those!

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                                Well, more than anything else, marketing. Also, as the national ownership of vehicles became nearly universal, the number of those who couldn't/wouldn't learn to drive when it was a standard transmission could now just step on the gas peddle and go. Like so many things, it's part of the conflicting concepts of something being egalitarian and 'dumbing down'. Elitism vs Competency. Not necessarily gospal w.r.t. statistics, but it's probably in the ballpark: The disappearing stick shift: Less than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transmissions[^] I like the feel of doing things - so I don't mind - and even prefer by nature - the standard. Most people want everything done for them. Cooking from scratch vs. Frozen Dinner. javascript vs. jQuery vs. etc etc etc. Which opens up a whole new discussion.

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                                  Mohibur Rashid wrote:

                                  manual transmission is more like an android phone.

                                  Why?

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                                  Nish Nishant
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                                  He probably means manual is like an Android (closer to the metal) while the automatic is like an iOS phone (easier to use, hides underlying design from the end user).

                                  Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com

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                                    Auto. Nowadays manual are basically like fax machines, getting redundant. However I'm not a fan of some of these new breed my autos, dual clutch, cvt etc, The car we got for the missus has a dual clutch gearbox and it's a horrible piece of satan blessed sh*t. It's had to be rebuilt by the dealer under warranty. Never touch one of them again. I like the plain old tranditional autos.

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                                    Nish Nishant
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                                    In the US, very few (I'd guess less than 5%) drivers can drive a stick-shift (manual) car.

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                                      In the US, very few (I'd guess less than 5%) drivers can drive a stick-shift (manual) car.

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                                      @John-Simmons-outlaw-programmer : I know you are a big Mustang guy, do you drive a stick-shift or an automatic? If the latter does it have those optional paddle shifters?

                                      Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com

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                                        W∴ Balboos wrote:

                                        Many (perhaps most) people can't drive one.

                                        You must be an American :laugh: Over here in Europe, or at least the Netherlands, manual is the standard :) I wonder why you guys use automatic and we don't... We have very few roads where you can drive without changing gears for at least 15 minutes, it seems to me that you have a lot more of those!

                                        Best, Sander arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript SQL Server for C# Developers Succinctly Object-Oriented Programming in C# Succinctly

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                                        Guess where I got the inspiration for this hamburger: Let's begin with some traditional stuff: Bun, two beef patties (with molten cheese inbetween and some fresh tomatoes. And then this: Mayonaise, curry ketchup and chopped raw onion.

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                                          From my point of view manual transmission is more like an android phone. What do you think?

                                          I do not fear of failure. I fear of giving up out of frustration.

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                                          Mohibur Rashid wrote:

                                          What do you think?

                                          About what?

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