[Cialug] OT: safe/reliable fuel-efficient cars.

[Nathan C. Smith]

I don't know.  Guess they figure to drive a stick you are cheap or it is a "driver's car". 

A lot of the high end cars seem to come with something tranmission-a-tronic or matic where you can shift, or the car will do it for you.  Really lame IMHO.  Volvo and Porche have stuff like that.  

-Nate

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org 
> [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Daniel A. Ramaley
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 11:11 AM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] OT: safe/reliable fuel-efficient cars.
> 
> >It's annoying how all the manufacturers do not offer manual
> > transmissions in their "higher-end" trim levels.
> 
> Why is that?
> 
> I just learned how to drive a manual about a year and a half 
> ago. But, 
> i'm hoping my next car will be a manual. They are more fun to drive, 
> and has been mentioned in this thread already, require more attention 
> paid to the task of driving (meaning i'd be less likely to 
> become bored  
> or drowsy). When driving a manual i also really appreciated 
> the direct 
> connection from the engine to wheels. Prior to that i hadn't realized 
> how much slop an automatic transmission adds.
> 
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