• Wrrzag@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago
    1. I don’t want an automatic car! I love changing my gear!

    This is me. I have a hybrid car and I miss the stick every time I drive it.

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      2 months ago

      The problem is those days are gone, even without EVs. Between modern automatics more efficient and longer lasting, and cheap reliable CVTs (also more efficient), manual transmissions have no future. I also prefer driving a stick, and frequently complained about limited availability in the US, but technology has passed it by

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        2 months ago

        cheap, reliable CVT

        I may be out of date but Nissan’s CVTs self destruct very effectively and Subaru’s don’t handle the torque of the H6 so well. They’re still unpleasant to drive. Give me an EV every day.

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          My experience across three 2014+ Subarus with CVT has been flawless. Not the H6 though, all flat 4