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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Psythik@lemm.ee 2 days agoPerson 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 days 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.
Psythik@lemm.ee 2 days 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.
JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Even the oldest automatics would let you lock it to a lower gear if you needed it.
Opisek@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Just curious, what kind of terrain did you encounter that seem to cause such issues with wrongly shifting gears?
Psythik@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Flat asphalt.
Like for example when you need to accelerate quickly to get around/avoid something. Most automatics I’ve driven will often shift into second too soon and absolutely refuse to drop back down to first gear—no matter how hard you stomp the acceleration pedal—even if there’s still plenty of room left in the rev range.