billvon 2,732 #126 July 16 On 7/13/2024 at 9:38 AM, olofscience said: Anyone who wants a coupe and still likes to row their gears will continue to enjoy their hobby Good news for them! The Hyundai Ioniq 6 now has a fake double clutch 8 speed transmission mode! You can shift to your heart's delight, and the car won't let you accelerate if you try to start out in 8th gear, and if you leave it in 1st, it will get to about 20mph and then just refuse to accelerate further and scream at you. That's right, there's also a sound generator that accurately reproduces the sound of a shifted IC engine. You lose some acceleration with all the shifting, of course, but you can row your gears. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CygnusX-1 42 #127 July 18 On 7/16/2024 at 4:26 PM, billvon said: Good news for them! The Hyundai Ioniq 6 now has a fake double clutch 8 speed transmission mode! You can shift to your heart's delight, and the car won't let you accelerate if you try to start out in 8th gear, and if you leave it in 1st, it will get to about 20mph and then just refuse to accelerate further and scream at you. That's right, there's also a sound generator that accurately reproduces the sound of a shifted IC engine. You lose some acceleration with all the shifting, of course, but you can row your gears. This is great that Hyundai thought of this. Why is it that America is so behind the times and no one here thought of this. This really highlights the downward spiral that America is taking. I miss shifting gears. My first cars I owned were all manual transmissions. My Nissan Frontier I bought specifically because they offered it with a 5-speed manual. Now if only they would allow functionality of plugging in a Logitech USB gear shifter and clutch petal to change gears. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 221 #128 July 18 I hate automatics, but when a car was free I took it and said 'thanks!' My brother in law has a Tesla and it suits his transportation profile well. It would work badly with mine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SethInMI 160 #129 July 18 the 2015 Subaru Impreza I had came with a CVT. It would "fake shift" during acceleration by holding the transmission in a certain ratio, let the rpms climb, and then quickly move to a new ratio. I found it annoying. The only way to not do that was to set the cruise and let the car accelerate on its own. Then it would hold the rpms at the desired level and change the gearing to speed up the car. The car before that was an Impreza STi, with 6 spd manual, triple cone synchros on 2nd and 3rd. I added the short shifter kit, and got pretty good and heel-toe downshifting. But after 10 years with it, I was done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SethInMI 160 #130 July 18 I wonder if the "I love my piped in engine noise" crowd is coming from a racing video game perspective? I couldn't take some fake sounds seriously, but if you were used to racing on a simulator, having that simulated in a real car could feel more natural? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,565 #131 July 18 On 7/13/2024 at 11:53 AM, billvon said: Get an original Tesla Roadster. Coupe AND a manual transmission. Why in hell would anyone want a stick for a transportation car these days unless they also miss roll up windows? It gives your hand something to do if you can't get dates, I suppose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,732 #132 July 18 7 minutes ago, JoeWeber said: Why in hell would anyone want a stick for a transportation car these days unless they also miss roll up windows? Because they like to "row their gears" as Olof put it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 419 #133 August 28 On 7/13/2024 at 1:53 PM, billvon said: Get an original Tesla Roadster. Coupe AND a manual transmission. Do they still make those? Didn’t think so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,549 #134 August 28 On 7/18/2024 at 12:56 PM, JoeWeber said: Why in hell would anyone want a stick for a transportation car these days unless they also miss roll up windows? It gives your hand something to do if you can't get dates, I suppose. Hey! My 2006 Wrangler has a stick and rollup windows! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 221 #135 August 28 6 minutes ago, ryoder said: Hey! My 2006 Wrangler has a stick and rollup windows! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 221 #136 August 28 Manual windows would have allowed Jessica Savitch to get out of her Oldsmobile when she backed into a canal at Odette's. Manual transmissions are better suited to negotiating hilly terrain without overheating brakes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,822 #137 August 28 7 hours ago, ryoder said: Hey! My 2006 Wrangler has a stick and rollup windows! My 1946 MG has a stick but doesn't have windows. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 221 #138 August 28 8 minutes ago, kallend said: My 1946 MG has a stick but doesn't have windows. My 2006 BMW has a manual transmission and no windows as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,289 #139 August 28 5 minutes ago, winsor said: My 2006 BMW has a manual transmission and no windows as well. But does it have indicators? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 221 #140 August 28 30 minutes ago, SkyDekker said: But does it have indicators? Okay, so what's the difference between a BMW and a horse? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,289 #141 August 28 41 minutes ago, winsor said: Okay, so what's the difference between a BMW and a horse? You are in (on?) one, so little surprised you have to ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 221 #142 August 29 2 hours ago, SkyDekker said: You are in (on?) one, so little surprised you have to ask me. I expected you to know the punch line. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,099 #143 August 29 27 minutes ago, winsor said: I expected you to know the punch line. I’m also waiting. I’m not expecting much but something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 283 #144 August 29 9 hours ago, kallend said: My 1946 MG has a stick but doesn't have windows. My 2024 MK is a stick but doesn't have windows OR a windscreen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 221 #145 August 29 12 hours ago, gowlerk said: I’m also waiting. I’m not expecting much but something. Google it. It's pretty standard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,099 #146 August 29 6 minutes ago, winsor said: Google it. It's pretty standard. All that got me was a joke about the difference between a BMW and a porcupine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,289 #147 August 29 14 hours ago, winsor said: I expected you to know the punch line. The dick is on the inside? I know that joke more with BMW and porcupine and prick being the punchline. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,549 #148 August 29 No discussion of BMW drivers is complete w/o this meme: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SethInMI 160 #149 September 7 On 8/29/2024 at 2:53 AM, Stumpy said: My 2024 MK is a stick but doesn't have windows OR a windscreen nice photo location. https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/s/davidstirling.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,822 #150 September 7 On 8/29/2024 at 1:53 AM, Stumpy said: My 2024 MK is a stick but doesn't have windows OR a windscreen Which engine? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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