"MysticStick" (mysticstick)
12/21/2014 at 22:50 • Filed to: None
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"MysticStick" (mysticstick)
12/21/2014 at 22:50 • Filed to: None | 0
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The skill of driving a stick has faded like the skill of cursive writing. Who killed it? (Not the fancy penmanship, that's for some less noisy and greasy blog to ponder into the wee hours of the night.)
norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> MysticStick
12/21/2014 at 22:54 |
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Did you just call this "blog" greasy?
ranwhenparked
> MysticStick
12/21/2014 at 22:57 |
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Most drivers never had much skill with manual transmissions to begin with, that's why most people in the 1930s would shift from 1st directly to 3rd and just leave it there.
Birddog
> MysticStick
12/21/2014 at 23:00 |
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Stick has been dying since the beginning..
GM just happened to do it right first.
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MysticStick
> norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
12/21/2014 at 23:00 |
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Yep. But in a good way.
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Birddog
> norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
12/21/2014 at 23:00 |
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It reads that way.
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norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
> MysticStick
12/21/2014 at 23:01 |
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Ok, if it was meant in a loving way then you're good. It can be at times quite greasy if we're being honest.
scoob
> MysticStick
12/21/2014 at 23:02 |
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Hmm...
ienjoyautomotives
> MysticStick
12/22/2014 at 00:27 |
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Honestly this is way too true, of all the cars in my schools parking lot atleast 97% of them are autos, the ones that aren't consist of my friends '94 325 vert, a couple old e30s and a miata
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MysticStick
> ienjoyautomotives
12/22/2014 at 00:37 |
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But I don't think it's just younger generations, your statistic is probably about right for most mall parking lots or really anywhere that isn't car-enthusiast-related.
GhostZ
> scoob
12/22/2014 at 00:50 |
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Make them a more successful driver, not a better one.
sketchcat
> scoob
12/22/2014 at 01:04 |
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25. Makes anyone a better driver.
... i just cant even...
promoted by the color red
> MysticStick
12/22/2014 at 01:21 |
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Those damn engineers, making automatic transmissions more and more efficient with each passing generation. To be honest, there will be a place for manual gearboxes for the next few generations. Like most '80s bands, it will fade away but never completely disappear.
Cé hé sin
> MysticStick
12/22/2014 at 04:29 |
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Ah, but that depends where you live. Out of curiosity I once counted all the cars I passed while walking in town until I found an automatic. It took more than 70 until I found one!
So the news here is that the manual box is alive and well, just not in America.
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MysticStick
> Cé hé sin
12/22/2014 at 14:15 |
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That is pretty awesome and seems almost unreal! Where is this fantastic town? Why is it so different there? This makes me wonder about stats around the world vs. America.
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Cé hé sin
> MysticStick
12/22/2014 at 14:32 |
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You could do that experiment in most parts of Europe (OK, not large and wealthy towns) and throughout much of the rest of the world as well.
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Cé hé sin
> MysticStick
12/22/2014 at 14:45 |
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Here's a stocklist from my nearest Ford dealer. Count the automatics (there are two and one of them is for the disabled).
Other than luxury models, hire cars for the use of Americans and the disabled there is very little market for automatics. Everyone takes their test in a manual car as you would otherwise get an automatic-only licence and as they have therefore started their driving in a manual they see no need to pay more to buy a thirstier, slower car.
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MysticStick
> Cé hé sin
12/22/2014 at 15:12 |
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Wow.. The existence of so few automatics at that dealer would surprise most Americans, as would the idea of an automatic-only license. Even back in the day when manuals were more popular here, many guys I knew borrowed an automatic car to get a license because they were still learning to drive and it didn't matter which car you took the test in.
I wonder if we had that provision if it would make people want to borrow a manual to take the test so they could drive both. I don't think we need it for safety, even carjackers walk away from trying to drive a stick here.