• GreenMartian@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 days ago

    I’m going to have to kindly disagree on some points about manuals.

    1. Manuals are still popular in Europe and many parts of the world, on all levels of cars.
    2. I have a friend with a cheap(ish) Suzuki Swift that comes with manual transmission and adaptive cruise. Yeah it won’t change your gears, but still makes interstate trips much more comfortable.

    I myself now prefer to drive auto, after moving to a city known for its traffic jam, and I am inherently lazy. So that’s one good argument from me.

    Another is that if you injure one of your foot, there’s a 50% you can still drive your auto. Which was really handy that one time I dislocated my left ankle. In a manual, that chance is 0%.