Question:
Just having looked at a few American motoring sites, it seems like you all drive automatics.
With more & more pullution in USA & China, shouldn't we be working on cars like Hybrids?
Is this true or just a badly read portrayal?
Ta in advance.
Answers:
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It is true. Most american's prefer automatics.Auto-manufacturer's have introduced vehicles with manuals, and usually the take rate on those manuals, have been under 5% of total sales for that specific model for them.
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There are some segments, where maybe manuals might be a bit more popular...Say, an economy car, or sports are...but even in those segments, the take rate might be 15-20%... But when it comes to trucks, SUV's, minivans, luxury cars you again are faced with a very low take rate on manual transmission.
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And mainly, because the automatic transmission has graduated. At one time, Manuals were deemed quicker to shift, making cars a bit quicker, or because they were better on fuel economy. Well, no longer does that ring true. With advancements in technology, automatics are now much quicker, and much more fuel efficient than the manual versions.
This question is kinda weird...?
I was just looking at a BMW 6-Series, and the fuel economy was 17/25 Auto, and 15/22 Manual. Thats a BIG difference. Granted, realisitically speaking someone might never see those fuel estimate numbers, but it's some nice numbers you see on the window sticker for decoration.
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Also, traffic is a big player. I know people who are stuck in 1-2Hours of traffic (Miami for example) and they don't have the patience to be shifting left and right, talk on their cellphone, grab their cup of coffee, and eat a doughnut at the same time. So if you elliminate that manual transmission, it allows them one extra hand to play with.
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I personally can't stand driving a manual. If the car can do it itself, why should I , it's 2007.
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But thats just my personal prefrence...:-)
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All my vehicles are stick shift ...Mmmmmmmmmmgot some bad info there bud...
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There's a healthy mix of both. I have driven both an auto and a manual. I prefer a manual and I think any truck that's an auto is a waste of a vehicle. . . . I will admit not a lot of people know how to drive a stick though.Where do you go to change the address on your drivers licence?
I don't know where you could have heard that. I work at a salvage yard and many of our cars are manual. We sell manual transmissions everyday. I know many people who drive manual cars. That is definitely not true.In your opinion, what is the BEST make of vehicle & what is the worst?
some do, some don't. it all depends. the majority of Americans probably do not, as the majority of us learned to drive in our parent's cars, which were usually automatic since this was a big selling point for cars when they were younger. a stick-shift car was ordinary, an automatic was higher end...Old honda portal, i mean old version of honda website?
i drove a stick shift for years, and didn't mind it, but it was heck in icy/snowy conditions on hills in the area i live in - especially if you had to stop at traffic lights on a hill for any extended period of time. and, now that i have a child, automatic transmission gives me one less thing to do while in the car...
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That would be a badly read portrayal. Most cars (not sure about Honda, Toyota, etc.) do come with a manual transmission option, you just have to ask. In fact, many people here drive stick shift cars, but if you live in a big city with bad traffic and you're trying to juggle a cell phone, a coffee or anything else, a stick shift is just not practical.Can a Ford 429 fit into a 1969 mustang without complications?
I only drive stick shifts, my wife drives auto, but I love driving the stick shift.I've always driven a manual, that's how I learned to drive. Even a "three on a tree." Now, it feels odd to drive an automatic when I have to...
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A very high percentage of new cars sold in the US have automatic transmissions (over 90% auto, last I heard).My town(Albuquerque) has established red light cameras all over the city?
Now, in certain markets (sports cars, entry-level cars) you will see a much higher percentage.
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Personally, I only drive manuals.
I drive a manual car. A vw Jetta. I don't think that there are nearly as many manual cars as there are automatics here. Americans drive more automatics.
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i own a repair shop,and there's plenty of them being driven,but your right on one thing automatics are more seen that standard shift ones,but i get more standard in the shop to repair than automatics,the most repairs i get are people who have learned to drive on them and burnt out the clutches on them learning,that happens a lot these days,but standards are making a comeback,there was a time when i couldn't sell one at the shop,but now people have learned to drive them both,the ones you see advertised in the magazines and stuff there usually automatics ,but there is a lot of them on the road now,people are liking them better now than the automatics,good luck i hope this helps.What can i do to pass time on the bus?
Yes, Americans do seem to prefer automatic transmissions in most of their cars and light trucks. When shopping for a new car, the manual transmission is almost always presented as the less expensive "standard" transmission, while the automatic trans is the optional upgrade. Many new American cars do not even offer a choice of a manual trans, and if they do, it's usually just in the lower grade, less expensive models.What is the site that shows rims on your car?
I don't think it's because we're lazy, or anything like that... It's just that most American drivers have never been taught how to properly drive a car with a manual transmission. The manual transmission is thought of as the "cheaper" alternative to the automatic... and most people don't want to admit to driving a "cheap" car!
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U got some garbage information! Americans love stich-shift car. Though stick-shift america means u drive a cheap piece of crap or a nice sports car! Sticks in america mostly mean u have horsepower which we do since the average of cars have about 250 horses.New Cars especially!Why are the words "police" and "ambulance" spelled backwards on the cars and trucks?
2 outta my 3 vehicles are manual shift. btw, I've replaced the auto trans in my car twice, but never in my manual trucks.More Questions & Answers ...
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