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TIL that Ferrari & Lamborghini no longer make cars with a manual transmission
(www.motortrend.com)
this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2024
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I made the mistake of buying an automatic once and i still regret it to this day because I'm still stuck with it.
Manuals only for me since then
I don't give a shit that autos are faster, i don't give a shit if they're more efficient. Manuals are simply more satisfying and enjoyable—and that's what driving is about.
Driving is about butt-chuggig 50 years of american propaganda to the point you can't even differentiate you own opinion from a Facebook minions meme.
But yeah have fun filling yours and the rest of our bloodstreams with micro plastics cause vroom is more important
Jesus Christ. Breathe.
Man I'm trying to but its 35° and my city is drowning in CO
I'm not sure how me driving to work with an automatic vs manual transmission affects that but okay buddy
It's about the whole driving experience stuff. Cars are utilitary and they made us believe it's about passion.
I wrecked my car 3 years ago and we decided to not buy a new one. We're doing just fine without a car. We need one from time to time but car sharing has proven to ve really cheap. It seems like we have spent over 600 Euros a mont on our car before. Now we just spend a fraction of that.
Riding for pleasure is something for the tracks, I suppose.
You couldn't project any harder if you were a fucking Epson.
"They" don't make me believe shit.
Congrats on ditching your car. If people who didn't give a shit about cars weren't forced to drive we wouldn't be in this mess.
Took me a while to get that reference. In my mind Epsons are printers not projectors.
I live in a country where cars are part of your salary. Especially because that part of your wage doesn't get taxed. It is very clear that 'they' installed a very car centric thinking into society. Sure, some people aren't affected or influenced but way too many people are.
Since a few years bikes are treated in a likewise manner and now 30% of my colleages chooses a bike over a car. That has resulted in a surge of bike sales and that unfortunately. made them terribly expensive.
I do like cars though. That's why I hit the track a few times a year.