The death of the manual transmission.

[fanpeople]

Just read through this whole thread, prepared some responses and then realised this was a necro.


****.

Well we posted. Is it still necro now?

Yeah,

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

automatics suck

long live stickshift

[iri]

I have no idea how to use a manual, and probably never will.

Nothing good ever came of my efforts to figure out how to work the transmission on my bike as a kid-- actually nothing good ever came of my efforts to figure out how to ride a bike in general, but the transmission was a particularly expeditious source of injury. If the one in a car is anything like that, I think it's probably best if I leave it alone.

No, it's more difficult to use.

[pr0ximity]

I have a 5-speed '09 Golf MKV, really love it. Before that was a 5-speed '97 e36 328is with Bilstein sport suspension that just became too much of a hassle for me to maintain. Love em both to death, German cars handle so fiiiiiiine, and that German industrial design, dayum. The turning signal stalks on the e36 were some of the nicest things ever, so crisp. ****ing great seats too. The MKV comes with a  short-shifter, really nice compromise between an economy car and something with some nice torque and fun gearbox. Wish it wasn't drive-by-wire though, complete trash compared to the e36 (which also had a better gearbox, but it was a bit beat-up so only marginally).

Learned a **** ton working on my e36, really fun car to work on. 90's cars are just the best.

Some day I'd love to get back into it and have an e30 to tinker with and drive during the nice months. Need a house with a garage first though 

[ideus]

Economies in development are full of manual transmission cars, because they are cheaper. Just move across the border and you will find pretty much any car you want with a manual transmission option.

[iri]

Wow, so many Americans who drive manual cars! I am positively impressed!

[pr0ximity]

Economies in development are full of manual transmission cars, because they are cheaper. Just move across the border and you will find pretty much any car you want with a manual transmission option.

* pr0ximity looks over to Canada

Checks out.

[chyros]

Wow, so many Americans who drive manual cars! I am positively impressed!

I thought Americans were the only people who used them xD .

[iri]

Wow, so many Americans who drive manual cars! I am positively impressed!

I thought Americans were the only people who used them xD .

top banter m8

[chyros]

Wow, so many Americans who drive manual cars! I am positively impressed!

I thought Americans were the only people who used them xD .

top banter m8

Tbh I haven't used a manual in ages because the only times I've been driving is on holidays and my parents have an automatic. I can't afford to own a car of my own here, my own car was $6000 a year to insure over here.

[iri]

Over here means NL I guess?

[iLLucionist]

Over here means NL I guess?

Here in the Netherlands (all of countries here... Belgium, Germany, France, etc.) people mostly drive manuals.

[chyros]

Over here means NL I guess?

No I'm in the UK.

[smarmar]

I have a 5-speed '09 Golf MKV, really love it. Before that was a 5-speed '97 e36 328is with Bilstein sport suspension that just became too much of a hassle for me to maintain. Love em both to death, German cars handle so fiiiiiiine, and that German industrial design, dayum. The turning signal stalks on the e36 were some of the nicest things ever, so crisp. ****ing great seats too. The MKV comes with a  short-shifter, really nice compromise between an economy car and something with some nice torque and fun gearbox. Wish it wasn't drive-by-wire though, complete trash compared to the e36 (which also had a better gearbox, but it was a bit beat-up so only marginally).

Learned a **** ton working on my e36, really fun car to work on. 90's cars are just the best.

Some day I'd love to get back into it and have an e30 to tinker with and drive during the nice months. Need a house with a garage first though 

When I test-drove cars before I settled on a 2011 Golf MKVI they all felt flimsy and cheap compared to the VW. The same happened when I test-drove cars for my gf when she got a 2010 Jetta. Something about German engineering 
Here's me with my dearly departed '96 MKIII on the day I said goodbye:

Here's the new and old together:

[HoffmanMyster]

I have a 5-speed '09 Golf MKV, really love it. Before that was a 5-speed '97 e36 328is with Bilstein sport suspension that just became too much of a hassle for me to maintain. Love em both to death, German cars handle so fiiiiiiine, and that German industrial design, dayum. The turning signal stalks on the e36 were some of the nicest things ever, so crisp. ****ing great seats too. The MKV comes with a  short-shifter, really nice compromise between an economy car and something with some nice torque and fun gearbox. Wish it wasn't drive-by-wire though, complete trash compared to the e36 (which also had a better gearbox, but it was a bit beat-up so only marginally).

Learned a **** ton working on my e36, really fun car to work on. 90's cars are just the best.

Some day I'd love to get back into it and have an e30 to tinker with and drive during the nice months. Need a house with a garage first though 

When I test-drove cars before I settled on a 2011 Golf MKVI they all felt flimsy and cheap compared to the VW. The same happened when I test-drove cars for my gf when she got a 2010 Jetta. Something about German engineering 
Here's me with my dearly departed '96 MKIII on the day I said goodbye:
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Here's the new and old together:
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That looks like a well-loved vehicle.    I am still hoping to pick up a standard VW at some point...