Disappearing standard transmissions!

[JohnnyDrama]

What happened to "getting there is half the fun".

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/owner...cid=spartandhp

People need to put down their cell phones and drive!

I see too many people while I'm out walking the dogs with one hand on a drink/fries/cigarette and the other on their phone to have their minds on the road.

Colorado is a great place to drive a standard. People with automatics are missing out.

Just a rant. Carry on.

[WETWRKS]

Standard transmissions have too many things you have to do...results in distracted driving...messing with one thing with one hand and something different with the other...feet doing opposite motions in a certain offset ratio...you cannot expect the government purse-string types to be able to handle all that without wiping out another family of illegals.

[Skip]

Agree completely. My car is a 6-speed.

The technology has come so far they are just no longer superior.

[Zundfolge]

All my vehicles are sticks, over the years I've owned probably two dozen cars and only two of them were automatics (the very first, a 1969 Mustang Fastback I had in Highschool and a Dodge Intrepid owned in the early 00s).

That said, for off-road (especially rock crawling) an auto is probably the better choice (to be fair, I'm too stubborn ... my CJ has a stick).

What happened to "getting there is half the fun".

Soon we'll have self driving cars so getting there won't even be a little fun.

[DFBrews]

Damn kids and their fancy slush boxes.

An auto trans and it's valve body and clutch packs etc etc are the only thing I know nothing of
I can fix clutches and normal gears all day long. I have owned one auto since I got my license.

[Irving]

I could get so much more done during my day with a self driving vehicle. I can't wait! I mean, I wouldn't get more done, but I could.

I miss manuals as well.

[gnihcraes]

5 vehicles, three are manual. Somehow I remember the shift pattern in each one too. Skip gears in some. Some day I want to drive a big rig manual just to say I did.

Just cost $400 to have the fluid changed in the Jeep with the CVT. (had to pay dealer to keep warranty going)

$20 or less on a manual usually for the same fluid change.

[cstone]

I just taught my daughter how to drive...on a five speed manual. It took her a bit to get over the curve, but once she did, she realized that she enjoys driving a manual transmission. She was worried that she wouldn't be able to drive an automatic and I told her not to worry, the most dangerous thing about driving an automatic is getting bored and not paying attention because the machine is making decisions for you.

Different strokes, but if you have the ability to drive a manual, you can obviously drive an automatic. Every stick is different and learning the nuances to a new clutch is half the fun of driving IMO.

Be safe.

[Shooter45]

For new cars a standard transmission (manual) is special request to get. Blew my mind recently trying to get a new car

[GilpinGuy]

I like manual for "fun" driving, including 4 wheelin (even though I know auto is better) but for just getting around auto is easier.

I learned to drive in my dad's ancient Dodge pickup with 3 on the tree and no 1st gear. LOL

And self driving cars and trucks.....man, it's gonna be interesting how it shakes out. Cool stuff IMHO.