Hi, I drive a 2011 Elantra and like it very much. It is an automatic. All of my cars have been automatics - a friend tried to teach me to drive a standard but we didn’t get too far literally and figuratively. But my question is: Why do people drive standard shift automobiles? I can understand if y…

Manuals allow for a higher degree of driver control Manuals are generally more efficient at transferring an engine’s power to the wheels Manuals are less expensive to build, service, and repair Manuals are more reliable than automatics With smaller engines manuals tend to improve both performanc…

All that said, manuals are very rare, many cars that used to have them available no longer do. Why? Mostly because the great majority of folks like the convenience, most new car buyers won’t own a car long enough to have the infrequent mechanical problems affect them, and automatics now get similar…

I agree with all your reasons. The last one is the most important for me as I get older.

I’d add to FoDaddy’s worthy points: A manual can be push or roll started with a nearly dead battery. If the neutral safety switch is disabled, a manual can be driven a short distance by the starter motor. Handy when stalled on railroad tracks at an inopportune moment. And, yes, more fun to drive…

Years ago before we had 5 and 6-speed automatics, many 4-cylinder economy cars with automatic transmissions couldn’t get out of their own way, while the equivalent models with a 5-speed stick would run pretty good. I’ve experienced this comparison in several cars, including the SL models that Satur…

The new Automatics get pretty good gas mileage. Of all of the automatics I have had, maintaining them has made the transmission outlast the rest of the car. Never had to rebuilt one. ] The new race or racer cars usually do better with a dual clutch auto, so the manual transmission is out there too…

[image] galant: so there is your health benefit. Even when I’m driving stick, my legs and feet tend to “fall asleep” It’s not as scary as it sounds, but it’s an uncomfortable situation

I prefer a manual because I have more control. Note, I do not own a vehicle with a manual transmission right now. One vehicle belongs to my wife (highlander), one vehicle belonged to my grandmother and I inherited (Lesabre), and my truck - well I wanted a half ton truck and a manual transmission has…

Some people grew up driving when most non-luxury cars were manuals. In the late 50s and early 60s the full size sedans from Chevrolet, Ford, Pontiac and Studebaker and of course the vast majority of pickups had manual transmissions so most people could drive them and as one of that generation drivin…

Why drive a manual?

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Barkydog October 30, 2018, 10:21pm 9

My thought was longevity. though having both auto and manual, In the long run it seems inconsequential.

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