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Re: [PLUG] Survey: who drives a stick shift?
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- From: "K.S. Bhaskar" <bhaskar@bhaskars.com>
- To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
- Subject: Re: [PLUG] Survey: who drives a stick shift?
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:13:42 -0400
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On 10/4/07, Guillermo Moyna <g.moyna@usip.edu> wrote:
[KSB] <...snip...>
> Where I come form (Uruguay, South America) you won't find an
> automatic anywhere. Simple reason: More expensive [more expensive to
> buy, a lot more expensive to repair, less wear on break parts (you
> can do engine braking), and 10% less fuel-efficient (or more)]. The
> 'fun to drive' argument is also true back home, but if manuals and
[KSB] I used to be a fan of stick shifts for years, but I have been
converted / brain-washed by two cars.
On my 1999 Subaru Legacy, the automatic shifts power continuously
between 90:10 (front:rear) and 50:50. The manual transmission on that
same year's Subaru Legacy only does either 90:10 or 50:50. IMHO, the
continuous variability actually makes the automatic more drivable on
ice and snow.
My family bought a 2007 Toyota Prius some months ago. I can't see a
manual delivering the same level of fuel efficiency and smoothness
because the transmission control is integrated with the engine control
which turns the engine on and off. I'm now sold on the concept that a
computer can actually make better and faster decisions in this matter
than I can. [That was a hard pill for me to swallow.]
-- Bhaskar
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