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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Moneyonmymind · 31-35, M

what is the benefit of manual vs automatic?

Elessar · 26-30, M

@Moneyonmymind Automatic is less "complicated", but you have a higher initial cost and higher repair cost; manual requires time to get used to it but once you learn how to use it honestly I don't see why you'd want an automatic. Once you've learned to drive a manual moving to an automatic requires time to get used to it too, so I don't really see any benefits

Moneyonmymind · 31-35, M

@Elessar interesting considering people prefer automatic more than manual and in a few years manual will be completely phased out. What do you have to say about that? 🤔

Elessar · 26-30, M

@Moneyonmymind In North America maybe, definitely not going anywhere in Europe (unless at most if people mass switch to electric), and idk about Asia and Latin America