State of the Stick

Boston Fit · Post by **Boston Fit** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 4:47 am

Two short articles on the viability of manual transmission, first from Lamborghini's standpoint and then from a broader industry perspective ...

AutoGuide: Why Lamborghini Trashed the Manual Transmission

Road & Track: Clutch Pedal is Alive and Well

monkeyhunk · Post by **monkeyhunk** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:15 am

You know what really grinds my gears......

Squint · Post by **Squint** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:08 am

monkeyhunk wrote:You know what really grinds my gears......

Poor shifting in a clutch-less transmission?

tankinbeans · Post by **tankinbeans** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:45 am

Squint wrote:
monkeyhunk wrote:You know what really grinds my gears......
Poor shifting in a clutch-less transmission?

Olie?

He constantly hunts on even the slightest of inclines.

monkeyhunk · Post by **monkeyhunk** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 12:34 pm

My wife steers a PRNDL and I love her to death but when the revolution comes I'll kill her ass first just to show you all I mean business.

tankinbeans · Post by **tankinbeans** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 12:39 pm

^^^

My roommate has a PRNDS+/- and my secondary vehicle is a PRND321. Both of these have very dimwitted transmissions. Olie hunts and Opus waits too long to shit with his fanciful dual-clutch thingamabobber.

theholycow · Post by **theholycow** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 12:50 pm

My 2002 GMC is a slushbox but it is very good at choosing the right gear, doesn't hunt, is generally well-behaved.

monkeyhunk · Post by **monkeyhunk** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:20 pm

I very very seldom do and normally refuse to drive my wifes car not because it is a slush box but because it is so low to the ground I feel like I'm riding on a roller skate. Being a slush box is just another strike against it.

tankinbeans · Post by **tankinbeans** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:27 pm

monkeyhunk wrote:I very very seldom do and normally refuse to drive my wifes car not because it is a slush box but because it is so low to the ground I feel like I'm riding on a roller skate. Being a slush box is just another strike against it.

Being low-slung is more and more a demerit for cars that I'm in. My Focus is a little higher than my friend's Jetta, but it's still difficult to get into and out of easily. I like my Blazer because of the ride height, but feeding it is a pain and so I don't drive it as often as the Focus. My next vehicle might be CX-5ish or something similar if I can find it with a manual.

Squint · Post by **Squint** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:53 pm

tankinbeans wrote:
monkeyhunk wrote:I very very seldom do and normally refuse to drive my wifes car not because it is a slush box but because it is so low to the ground I feel like I'm riding on a roller skate. Being a slush box is just another strike against it.
Being low-slung is more and more a demerit for cars that I'm in. My Focus is a little higher than my friend's Jetta, but it's still difficult to get into and out of easily. I like my Blazer because of the ride height, but feeding it is a pain and so I don't drive it as often as the Focus. My next vehicle might be CX-5ish or something similar if I can find it with a manual.

You're getting old.

tankinbeans · Post by **tankinbeans** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:02 pm

I know, right.

How does the lyric go?

"I'm too young to feel this dagburned ancient."

theholycow · Post by **theholycow** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:22 pm

tankinbeans wrote:"I'm too young to feel this dagburned ancient."

Boston Fit · Post by **Boston Fit** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 4:20 pm

tankinbeans wrote:My next vehicle might be CX-5ish or something similar if I can find it with a manual.

The CX-5 is available with stick, but only in FWD base trim with the smaller engine option. I found it to be underpowered with poor clutch feel when I test drove it, but otherwise, I would really enjoy the novelty factor of having a manually-shifted SUV.

tankinbeans · Post by **tankinbeans** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 5:20 pm

Sonofabiscuit. I like the Escape too, but think it's offered with a manual, although I've heard that the 1.6 turbo offers one. I wouldn't want to try and deal with a turbo though. Are there any other options that I could look at in several years?

Squint · Post by **Squint** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 5:40 pm

tankinbeans wrote:Sonofabiscuit. I like the Escape too, but think it's offered with a manual, although I've heard that the 1.6 turbo offers one. I wouldn't want to try and deal with a turbo though. Are there any other options that I could look at in several years?

Doing a swap

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