# What do you think of this idea: A manual-automatic transmission?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-idea-a-manual-automatic-transmission/80029>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 26, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-idea-a-manual-automatic-transmission/80029 "2013-06-26T04:28:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-idea-a-manual-automatic-transmission/80029/44 "2013-06-28T20:20:08Z")

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@texases, thank you for the correction regarding ownership.

I think the delay is just a normal consequence of this type of mechanism. Whether you shift a manual transmission or it shifts itself, you have to disengage the clutch, shift, and reengage the clutch. That takes a moment. This looks to me like a hardware issue more than a software issue. Nonetheless, it doesn’t seem to be slowing sales of the Smart Coupe. I frequently see them on the interstate.

In any case, I think the OP is on to something, even if he’s a little late to the game. This is just the kind of thing that appeals to me, replacing something complicated and expensive to fix with a simpler, less expensive, and more reliable mechanism.

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