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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swirlie · 31-35

I have recently test-driven some all-electric cars including an F-150 pickup truck that was fully electric. I don't typically drive a car nor a p/u truck because I ride a motorcycle for 8 months of the year, but the test-drive opportunity presented itself as a public relations venture, so I went for it.

The all-electric, AWD car (not a Tesla) was impressive from the transmission standpoint in that there is NO transmission and NO engine to complain about in the first place. Instead, there are 4 electric motors with one motor attached to each wheel.

Driving a pure EV is like sitting at a sewing machine with a treadle control on the floor with a wire connected to it... the further you push the treadle down with your foot, the faster the sewing machine goes. An all-electric car works exactly the same way as a sewing machine in that regard and I loved it!