Davetouch
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- '00 9-3 2.0 Turbo Vert, Various MGs, '99 Ringoo
Hatchbacks. What is the point of a shitty compromise of everything.
It's not mileage these days; the new seven and eight-speed autos have not only eliminated the mileage gap, according to some reports, they've reversed it.
The Toyota Prius.
Oh wait, I'm on the wrong forum to ask that question
No worse than most of the Mustang guys or the rotards.
I have a Navy friend who has a new(er) Challanger and he used to make fun of my Miata like crazy, until we took a trip to Washington DC. He didn't want to take his beloved Challanger because it would of cost us 90 billion dollars in fuel. When we got there I was weaving in and out of traffic, going full speed up and down on ramps and doing very tight u-turns when we got lost. He later said he'd never make fun of the car again and that I was doing things he'd never even consider doing with his Yank Tank.
The Spie said:Frankly, if you live in an urban area and willingly drive a manual, you're a moron.
Hatchbacks. What is the point of a shitty compromise of everything.
Price. Going by list prices, the auto for my Octavia would have been an 1800? option.
Hi, I live in Boston and drive a manual. I'm sure you thought I was a moron before though
I've commuted in heavy stop-and-go traffic for two hours each way for work before and I never once minded having to shift gears. It's not extra work for me, it's second nature.
CAPT_Howdy said:Automated manuals and automatic transmissions are much more efficient.
So why do I drive a manual? Because it's fun. I feel fully in control, a part of my car rather than apart from it. There is a certain amount of pleasure to be had in driving a car with a manual smoothly up and down through the gears.
You call it masturbation, I call it fun.
And I'm glad at my age that I'm still able to have fun behind the wheel of a car, and haven't been forced into an SUV or minivan.
Again, conditions are different here. It used to be that way here a long time ago, but then automatics became the default instead of an optional extra. From looking at the reprobate sons and daughters of m'Fit, prices are pretty much the same for the manual and auto.
Looking at honda.com, the auto still is a pricey option on a Fit.
Hatchbacks. What is the point of a shitty compromise of everything.
In my case, I'm not compromising anything. M'Fit has more cargo capacity than a Civic, it's lighter than a Civic, it has a smaller engine than a Civic so it gets better mileage, and it handles better than a Civic. Best of all, I'm not driving a Civic.
Sometimes the compromises aren't entirely shitty.
Paging LCG for a Saab/RX8/Miata Boston-area get-together... Perhaps we should move to the MA meetup thread
We are expecting answers? I thought this was meant to be rhetorical and stuff...
Manuals in cities are pointless.
This whole "manual in the city is pointless" is a bit odd to me. Having learned on a manual(as you should), and mostly driving a manual I never even think about it while driving. It's second nature. Even if automatic is easier and more comfortable. I can't see how this can be a big issue.