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Unpopular opinion: the automatic shift is a completely unnecessary waste of money

Yes, I drive in a city. Yes, I drive in the traffic, frequently getting stuck in it as well.

I don't really get what's the "frustration" people get about the manual shift, after one year of driving you become the automatic shift yourself; why pay over €2k just to eliminate something that you do without even realizing?

While also:

a. adding unnecessary complexity, more parts that can break, and that are expensive to replace

b. actually adding frustration in the process, changing the way you drive (at the very least, how you operate the brakes?)

c. hurting performance to some sensible degree, in particular acceleration


Is it only me?
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Sevendays · M
Not many manual shift vehicles being produced now with the exception of big trucks and even those are coming with automatics more frequently
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@Sevendays I think manual is much more popular in Europe.
Elessar · 31-35, M
@Sevendays With the exception of electric (for the obvious reason that the engine is on the wheel), we still get mostly manual here, and automatic only if one wants to pay the surplus
Sevendays · M
@Elessar here there are hardly any and some you have to pay extra for manual