I had a long conversation about manuals with a Lyft driver who had a manual C-Class. 

Kinja'd!!! "Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
10/24/2018 at 23:19 • Filed to: None

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It made me want to say “Hi, Oppo.”

My girlfriend was like, “you don’t have a manual, why did you lie?”

“Because I want to keep my fucking five star rating.”

Nonetheless, special order manual C-Class from when they almost stopped producing them? Respect. 


DISCUSSION (14)


Kinja'd!!! nj959 > Honeybunchesofgoats
10/24/2018 at 23:29

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How does auto stop-start work with a manual? That sounds miserable.


Kinja'd!!! Honeybunchesofgoats > nj959
10/24/2018 at 23:34

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My guess is that it doesn’t have it. He had a 2012. I asked him if he was going to sell it, but he said he planned to drive it until it died. 


Kinja'd!!! DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > nj959
10/25/2018 at 00:53

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I know at least on some cars, it shuts off when you let your foot off the clutch in neutral at a stop, and turns it back on when you press the clutch in.

Or something like that. 


Kinja'd!!! nj959 > Honeybunchesofgoats
10/25/2018 at 00:54

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You can see the auto-start defeat button to the left of the shifter. At least that’s what it looks like.


Kinja'd!!! DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > Honeybunchesofgoats
10/25/2018 at 00:54

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I like manuals almost as much as the next Oppo. But for a non AMG Merc, just get the auto. Unless it’s awful. 


Kinja'd!!! Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > nj959
10/25/2018 at 01:16

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My coworker has a manual 991 GTS.  It’s triggered by the clutch pedal instead of the brake.


Kinja'd!!! Spanfeller is a twat > nj959
10/25/2018 at 01:31

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when the clutch is depressed and neutral is engaged it kicks in


Kinja'd!!! Spasoje > nj959
10/25/2018 at 01:54

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I t a c t u a l l y w o r k s b e t t e r w i t h a manual. I t o n l y s h u t s o f f t h e e n g i n e w hen y o u h a v e i t i n n e u t r a l , a n d w i t h y o u r f o o t o f f t h e c l u t c h . A s s o o n a s y o u p r ess the clutch pe d a l a g a i n , t h e e n g i n e f i r e s u p !


Kinja'd!!! MGS315 > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever
10/25/2018 at 02:07

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Yup, both mine work that way.


Kinja'd!!! TheTurbochargedSquirrel > nj959
10/25/2018 at 07:07

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It shuts off when you are stopped in neutral and let the clutch out and then starts again the moment you touch the clutch.


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10/25/2018 at 08:04

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That’s exactly how it works. 


Kinja'd!!! E90M3 > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever
10/25/2018 at 08:04

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I had a manual B-Class as a rental in Germany, it was delightful. 


Kinja'd!!! themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Honeybunchesofgoats
10/25/2018 at 23:21

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I almost got a used stick shift C-class instead of my FiST a few years back. I stand behind my decision. But it wasn’t an awful option...


Kinja'd!!! Honeybunchesofgoats > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
10/25/2018 at 23:24

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I associate them mostly with cab drivers in northern Spain, but I’d still like one.