On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 11:09:17 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 3/21/2021 4:16 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 5:36:59 AM UTC-10, Mike Duffy wrote:
> >> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 02:18:09 -0700, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>
> >>> Being unable to eat with chopsticks is like being unable to drive a
> >>> stick shift.
> >> Don't get me started. A few months ago had to buy a car. I was mortified
> >> to discover that the only ones left with a stick nowadays are Jeeps and
> >> really expensive sports cars.
> >>
> >> So I got a used 2017 Forester; the last year it was made with a stick.
> >>
> >> And now I will never buy any car without all-wheel drive, but that is
> >> another story I will save for the next time Bruce accuses Dave of being
> >> too informative.
> >
> > You can't get cars with manual transmissions because there's not enough people buying them. I suppose more people could be made to buy them by having them pay a premium for automatics - like in the old days. We were offered a 6 speed car for free and it was okay. In the end I didn't want it because I don't trust anybody around here to park it in gear and use the parking brake - including me.
> > What I'd like to get is an old Mazda Miata. Of course that would have to have a 5 speed. I'm not interested in an automatic Miata but the point is moot - my wife is scared to death of that car. That's the brakes.
> >
> Stick is fun to drive a couple of times a year but no interest in one
> for my daily driver.
>
> Mike mentioned high prices sports cars. Most no longer have them with
> the new duel clutch automatics that shift very fast and solid. They do
> have the paddle shifters though.
>
> We've come a long way since the 2 speed PowerGlide.

I don't know why people are so proud of themselves just because they can drive standard. They must think of themselves as cowboys. I had them in lightweight, high RPM, cars when I was a young man. Why anybody would want that in a 3600+ lb car with big engines at age 65+ years is beyond me.