As the title above states, what vehicle can you think of that's better solely with the manual, can be anything.
Example: Tacoma, never drove an automatic, hear it gear hunts and the manual reminds me of my B7. Easy to drive, only immediate fix would be converting the rear drums to disc's.
Of the vehicles I've personally owned...the B5 S4. The auto does not really feel all that good from a dig and on twisty roads. On the highway..it's not too bad. My GF has a Nissan Cube. It's got a fairly short 6 speed manual. The short gearing gives it a fairly peppy feel around town. I'd hate to imagine that car with a auto. I'm really trying to get her into another car. Pretty much any grossly underpowered car can feel better with a manual.
If you never drove a high performance car from the 60's and 70's you really never drove a manual. They made the clutches and shifters so light to operate now they take all the skill out of driving. Heck, a five-year-old can drive one now if they can reach the pedals.
If you never drove a high performance car from the 60's and 70's you really never drove a manual. They made the clutches and shifters so light to operate now they take all the skill out of driving. Heck, a five-year-old can drive one now if they can reach the pedals.
If you never drove a high performance car from the 60's and 70's you really never drove a manual. They made the clutches and shifters so light to operate now they take all the skill out of driving. Heck, a five-year-old can drive one now if they can reach the pedals.
Oh yah? Let's forget about synchromesh altogether! 4-speed crashbox that requires double clutching and precise rev-matching to even shift.
In all candor, I made it around the block once in this beast. By the time I fiddled around enough to actually get it in second, it had slowed down enough that I had to put it back into first. I've never driven it since.
I didn't know that. Good for them. I had cars I didn't dare try to flat shift, back when there were no rev limiters. I thought the 427 'Vette clutch I instaled in my T/A 6.6 Trans Am was heavy until I tried my buddy's modified 10-second 454 Chevelle. I was going to buy it until I drove it.
Oh yah? Let's forget about synchromesh altogether! 4-speed crashbox that requires double clutching and precise rev-matching to even shift.
In all candor, I made it around the block once in this beast. By the time I fiddled around enough to actually get it in second, it had slowed down enough that I had to put it back into first. I've never driven it since.
I learned to drive in a '71 F-100 column shift, so I'm with ya. It also had no power steering (factory - not broken.) Why waste money on a gym membership, when all you have to do is drive an old truck once a day?