Veedem 118 points 3 years ago

I’ll only drive automatic. No desire to work harder at driving in the city.

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dingus 121 points 3 years ago

What, you don't want to shift gears endlessly while stuck moving between 10 mph and a dead stop on the freeway for three hours?

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dmention7 131 points 3 years ago

Hear me out for a second...

Maybe, just maybe, it's spending 3 hours in stop and go traffic that's the problem, not the transmission.

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dingus 37 points 3 years ago

Agreed, but having lived it myself with a manual transmission, it's rough with a manual. It's one of the few scenarios where I don't prefer it.

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scifu 25 points 3 years ago

I think cars may have something to do with traffic but not sure.

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Espi 7 points 3 years ago

So... Is a manual transmission not the correct solution? should I move so I can drive a manual?

One way or the other. Cars are the real problem there.

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Kleysley 7 points 3 years ago

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i_am_hiding 1 point 3 years ago

I dunno what kind of car you're driving, but mine will do 10mph in first quite comfortably. I wouldn't be "shifting endlessly" in that scenario...?

Also, just leave a decent gap between you and the car in front and idle along at 2mph without stopping and starting all the time.

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Mac 1 point 2 years ago

It's funny because this is the exact same argument anti-cyclists make. Lol

"Tell someone they should ride a bike and suddenly everyone has to move a fridge"

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