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Aconite@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Psythik@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Person with back and knee issues here: worth it to not have to deal with a slushbox that won’t downshift when I need it to. I’ll never give up my manual.

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  • Opisek@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Eh, automatic cars will let you go into “manual” mode in which you tell it when to switch the gears. Mildly useful for steep hills to stop it from switching back and forth in some rare scenarios.

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    • Psythik@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Not every automatic has that. Not to mention that there tends to be input lag when you hit the paddle, and there’s the fact that they won’t hold a gear when you need them to (instead they tend to automatically upshift right before redline). Manual mode is no substitute for a real manual.

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      • JcbAzPx@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Even the oldest automatics would let you lock it to a lower gear if you needed it.

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      • Opisek@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Just curious, what kind of terrain did you encounter that seem to cause such issues with wrongly shifting gears?

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  • phx@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah I’ve got regular back and ankle issues. It’s annoying when they flare up but really not that bad. Unfortunately manuals are harder and harder to find so this will likely be my last

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• ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Clutches are for the weak. Grind em till you find em.

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