It used to be that stick shift was both the least expensive and most efficient transmission for a car.
But dual clutch is the same price and actually more efficient than manual.
And a hybrid transmission is even more efficient than that.
Stick shift is destined to disappear.

All those things are true but none of the alternatives are as engaging to drive as a manual. Assuming you know how to drive one.

Manuals are still widely available and used in Europe.

Yes. I am a millennial. but when one of our vendors invited us to see their factory in Germany, I saved the bacon of the other two guys on the trip because I was the only one who could drive our rental car. The guy who organized the trip was at the rental counter begging them to find an automatic car. There were none.
But the love Europeans have for those used to be rational. It isn't anymore.

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My fellow southpaw Mark Brunell will probably always be my favorite Jaguar.

The majority of Americans would know how to drive a manual if their lives depended on it. Lol

It's like the joke, lol. Auto theft deterrent for millennials? A stick shift.

https://youtu.be/jtYLNFBeCr0

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All those things are true but none of the alternatives are as engaging to drive as a manual. Assuming you know how to drive one.

Manuals are still widely available and used in Europe.

Yes. I am a millennial. but when one of our vendors invited us to see their factory in Germany, I saved the bacon of the other two guys on the trip because I was the only one who could drive our rental car. The guy who organized the trip was at the rental counter begging them to find an automatic car. There were none.
But the love Europeans have for those used to be rational. It isn't anymore.

Of course it's not rational. The enjoyment of driving a stick is visceral. That's the whole point.

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I'm condescending. That means I talk down to you.

Yes. I am a millennial. but when one of our vendors invited us to see their factory in Germany, I saved the bacon of the other two guys on the trip because I was the only one who could drive our rental car. The guy who organized the trip was at the rental counter begging them to find an automatic car. There were none.
But the love Europeans have for those used to be rational. It isn't anymore.

Of course it's not rational. The enjoyment of driving a stick is visceral. That's the whole point.

Until you're stuck in stop and go traffic for an hour while driving a manual clutch. I know this.

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Of course it's not rational. The enjoyment of driving a stick is visceral. That's the whole point.

Until you're stuck in stop and go traffic for an hour while driving a manual clutch. I know this.

Amen.

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What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is agoin' on here???

The majority of Americans would know how to drive a manual if their lives depended on it. Lol

It's like the joke, lol. Auto theft deterrent for millennials? A stick shift.

My first drive experience outside of driver's ed in high school was my mom's '74 Ford F-100 pick-up. It was a "three on the tree" and I was terrified of it. Lol. After awhile I figured it out and loved it. I've always preferred stick shift over automatic. My SIL couldn't drive a stick to save her life and has no intention of learning. I told her she's missing out on living her best life. 

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Speaking of Europe; I was beyond thankful I knew how to drive a stick while living in Germany because yes, the only rentals they had were manual transmission.

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It's like the joke, lol. Auto theft deterrent for millennials? A stick shift.

My first drive experience outside of driver's ed in high school was my mom's '74 Ford F-100 pick-up. It was a "three on the tree" and I was terrified of it. Lol. After awhile I figured it out and loved it. I've always preferred stick shift over automatic. My SIL couldn't drive a stick to save her life and has no intention of learning. I told her she's missing out on living her best life. 

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Speaking of Europe; I was beyond thankful I knew how to drive a stick while living in Germany because yes, the only rentals they had were manual transmission.

I hear you. I learned to drive with a manual on the column.

The first time we went to England, our rental was a diesel Kia with a manual and the steering wheel on the "wrong" side. Shifting with my left hand took some getting used to. 

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Of course it's not rational. The enjoyment of driving a stick is visceral. That's the whole point.

Until you're stuck in stop and go traffic for an hour while driving a manual clutch. I know this.

It's good exercise!

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I'm condescending. That means I talk down to you.

Of course it's not rational. The enjoyment of driving a stick is visceral. That's the whole point.

Until you're stuck in stop and go traffic for an hour while driving a manual clutch. I know this.

The enhanced level of control (I'll decide when it's time to shift, thank you), coupled with the sheer power of the right drive train is what made it special.  
The math looks like this (V8 + 4 spd + 12 bolt posi = FUN).

Florida isn't too bad because it's so flat.   A city commute in a mountainous region takes it to a whole new level.

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When you get into the endzone, act like you've been there before.

Oh the joy of stopping at a light going uphill and praying the car behind doesn’t stop too close.

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Original Season Ticket Holder - Retired  1995 - 2020


At some point you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening.
 

Oh the joy of stopping at a light going uphill and praying the car behind doesn’t stop too close.

This is so true!

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What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is agoin' on here???

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Idiots.

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I have a PayPal account, and I've never shown PayPal any kind of photo id. This is probably fake.
You also don't usually need an ID to get a credit card, although you do need one to open a bank account.

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My fellow southpaw Mark Brunell will probably always be my favorite Jaguar.

I have a PayPal account, and I've never shown PayPal any kind of photo id. This is probably fake.
You also don't usually need an ID to get a credit card, although you do need one to open a bank account.

How do you pay your credit card?

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I have a PayPal account, and I've never shown PayPal any kind of photo id. This is probably fake.
You also don't usually need an ID to get a credit card, although you do need one to open a bank account.

How do you pay your credit card?

Yo, Mike. Still waiting on your response how you pay your credit card statement.

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How do you pay your credit card?

Yo, Mike. Still waiting on your response how you pay your credit card statement.

Stop pretending to care what I have to say. The only point I was making is the twitter conversation with PayPal was probably fake.

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My fellow southpaw Mark Brunell will probably always be my favorite Jaguar.

Yo, Mike. Still waiting on your response how you pay your credit card statement.

Stop pretending to care what I have to say.

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato

Yo, Mike. Still waiting on your response how you pay your credit card statement.

Stop pretending to care what I have to say. The only point I was making is the twitter conversation with PayPal was probably fake.

I will answer for you.

You pay your credit card (which you don't need an ID for) with your checking account (which you do need an ID for). The PayPal response was not fake.

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I wonder if the MLB commish will relinquish his membership at the racist Augusta National Golf Club.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/...p-augusta/

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At least the PGA tour isn't caving to the "woke" mob.

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.