Comments on: Why Manual Is So Much Cooler

By: Ace

Ace — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:35:42 +0000

i drive a manuel. buut its a bike. but to the point a couple of the guys i run with have the same brand of truck amd the same basic model. both dodge 2500s ones a manual ones an auto. the manual almost never breaks down compared to the automatic

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:02:16 +0000

I live in the US and only drive manual. I learned to drive on a '93 Jeep Wrangler. My first car was a '96 Saturn Wagon and now I have a '98 Chevy Cavalier 2door. There is just a connection that you get when you drive a manual vehicle. My parents did not allow me to got for my license until I had mastered it fully.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:39:54 +0000

Aqui no Brasil é 98% manual. Todos aprendem a dirigir na auto escola no carro manual, muitas mulheres nunca aprendem, heheheheeh
Automático é muito bom no transito, mas na estrada, nada melhor que o manual.

By: Outsource2me

Outsource2me — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:46:19 +0000

Only lame white people even make automatic transmission vehicles. In India, we *only* have manual transmission – no choice, end of story.

I challenge any of you namby pambies to come and drive in peak traffic in Mumbai or Delhi – beats playing sissy video games any day – YOU GET ONLY 1 LIFE!

By: J3's

J3's — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:49:14 +0000

Everything you said in your post is true but automatic transmission a far more confortable in rush our traffic (where almost everyone spends the most time driving)if the world was made of non congested highways and no speed limits i would trade my auto right now!

By: daylight

daylight — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:44:02 +0000

Niki Lauda (driving a Mercedes 500 IIRC) always said that he preferred an automatic as long as the car has enough power…

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:38:43 +0000

Another English driver here, by FAR the manual is the standard and the automatic for people with disabilities, diminished reactions and mopeds. It gives you a much greater feel for what is going on inside your car, you know how it feels pulling off in 1st, you can just tell when the gearbox is feeling a little different and you can solve it before it becomes detremental. On top of everything else, the feeling when you’re trying to match Motorway speed on a sliproad as you post it into 4th is pretty great!

By: bob

bob — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:59:48 +0000

In England, as with most places in Europe, manual is far more common. You can get a license for automatic, but most people prefer manual, and only the elderly or those who shouldn’t be on the road tend to go for an automatic.

By: bob

bob — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:59:48 +0000

In England, as with most places in Europe, manual is far more common. You can get a license for automatic, but most people prefer manual, and only the elderly or those who shouldn't be on the road tend to go for an automatic.

By: Kijo

Kijo — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:10:16 +0000

I'm from Europe, Bulgaria. Here if you get your driving test on automatic, in the driving license it is written that you can drive only cars with automatic transmission.

By: Chris Burdick

Chris Burdick — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:27 +0000

I agree – people do pay a lot more attention to the road in a stick. I think they're safer.

I think we in America should make manuals standard, but a lot of car makers don't even offer manual anymore. It's a damn shame.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:53:26 +0000

Made both my kids learn manual – my feeling, kids pay much more attention to the road when needing to shift. Keeps them off the phone and focused.

By: European

European — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:26:18 +0000

In my country in Europe, there is no way of getting a driver’s license if you don’t learn manual in car schools. It is not difficult nor extreme. It is mandatory to drive a car. Automatics are for 70year+ people.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:15:02 +0000

I agree, everyone should learn to drive a stick. My first vehicle was a stick, and to this day, i can tolerate driving an auto, but a stick is what I am buying next time. If i'm not mistaken, other countries make it mandatory to drive a stick. But, one thing about it, someone went to steal a car, and got caught bc they didn't know how to drive a stick. That's great!!! lmao at the idiot. If you don't know how to drive a stick, don't drive. Nothing like something with a big v8 in it, and a 6 speed, power power power. And you can control that power. Automatic, not.

By: Sel

Sel — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:02:06 +0000

I live in South Africa, where it is mandatory to do your licencing in a manual. In fact automatics here are rare but becoming more common and are still rather frowned upon.