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Everybody in Europe drives manual vehicles. Well nearly everybody

Speak for yourself

That doesn't change the fact that those buying an EV get the equivalent of 120 MPG. Plus cheaper total cost of ownership. average $1500/yr. Also your $20,000 for a new EV battery is complete nonsense. Firstly the warranty on them is in excess of 100,000 miles. www.recurrentauto.com/research/rep...

Hmmm... I'm in the UK... bought a used EV for cash, fully comprehensive insurance was that same as I paid for my ICE vehicle, it costs me £0.02 per mile to drive (roughly 2.7 cents)... the battery will last 15-20 years, I'll likely be dead before it is.

I hate to burst your gish gallop but... Replacing a battery is like needing to replace the drive train in a gas car. You going to replace the engine at 150k miles, when it wears out, too? $100 gets you a Prius 1500 miles at $4 a gallon. $100 also gets a Silverado EV 1500 miles at 20¢ a kWh.

First car I bought as an adult was a bmw Z4 manual. The first time I drove the hills of San Francisco was baptism by fire. As much as I miss that car (traded it in when we had our first kid), I love not having to go to the gas station anymore

STFU

Most manufacturers in Europe won’t even make ICE vehicles within the next 10 years. Manuals are on their death bed. Hopefully so is the one-pedal!!

My wife and I both drive manuals. There was that one time when we went to an event separately and arrived at the same time. The valets had an interesting time.

After four decades of driving manual cars, trying to drive an automatic is torture. My left foot still keeps trying to press the non-existent clutch. Also, the other pet hate is the electric handbrake. On some models, simply finding it is an adventure! Give me manual controls every time.

Our last car was a stick, and it was great fun to drive. But, it was an older car and we opted to go automatic for our new car. Maybe our next car will be electric. We would have bought a Tesla, but Musk went full Nazi.

The art of what? Having extra levers and pedals?

Not in Europe. As yet manuals remain, just about, a majority, though sales of EVs and automatic ICEVs have increased substantially, especially with hybrids. It’s still harder, and more expensive, to get an automatic rental though.

I love manual transmissions. These days even sports cars have automatics.

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America…the land where if you can drive a manual car you are some sort of savant.

More hard-hitting news from the WaFo.

Man, I recall the fun of feeling like an F1 driver double-clutch downshifting in the ‘59 TR3.

I'm a boomer. Of course I know how to drive a stick. I was surprised to learn that my Gen-X girlfriend couldn't drive a stick. We found out when she had to drive me to an emergency clinic with my eyeballs swelling out of my head. Luckily, it was close-by, and just an allergic reaction.

No stick shift. Oh, boo hoo. Poor babies.

I prefer to have drivers engaged in actually driving.

It's like vinyl.

Yeah, it is boring driving autos. It’s like you have nothing to do.

"That's nice, dear. Do you still knit your own socks, too..."

Here is my take on this. It is clear to me that when it comes to manual transmission.It's evolution has not changed.It's just a matter of cost and whether the manufacturer believes that they can put this in with any new model including electric vehicle. Ex. The hyudai Ioniq five N.

Love my 6x mini cooper!

A manual transmission is the best anti-theft feature. 90% of Americans do not know how to drive one.

They seem to be alive and well in the EU and UK, where I regularly rent them.

Agree! Love driving manual in Italy.

I will never give up. I will drive a wood gas fueled truck before I drive an automatic.