I’m reminded of an Irish guy who once said that using manual transmission is one of the three things all men should be able to do (the other two being using maps rather than asking for directions, and opening jars). (Not sure how serious he was.)
(Anyway, it’s cultural. In Italy, pretty much everybody uses manual transmission, regardless of their gender.)
Wow. I didn’t know that. (I would have assumed that deciding which gear is most efficient at a given speed was something machines would be better at than humans.) What’s it good for, then?
Automatics are easier to use and probably safer, since both hands can be kept on the wheel. The fuel efficiency reduction is (I think) mainly because of the energy used in the pumping of hydraulic fluid, not switching gears poorly.
I’m reminded of an Irish guy who once said that using manual transmission is one of the three things all men should be able to do (the other two being using maps rather than asking for directions, and opening jars). (Not sure how serious he was.)
(Anyway, it’s cultural. In Italy, pretty much everybody uses manual transmission, regardless of their gender.)
I assume Europeans use manual because the automatics decrease fuel efficiency and fuel is usually twice as expensive in Europe.
Wow. I didn’t know that. (I would have assumed that deciding which gear is most efficient at a given speed was something machines would be better at than humans.) What’s it good for, then?
Automatics are easier to use and probably safer, since both hands can be kept on the wheel. The fuel efficiency reduction is (I think) mainly because of the energy used in the pumping of hydraulic fluid, not switching gears poorly.