Reygle@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agoIf you can't drive a manual transmission, you can't "drive"- you can only suggest/"point" a car.message-squaremessage-square71linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down145
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareIf you can't drive a manual transmission, you can't "drive"- you can only suggest/"point" a car.Reygle@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square71linkfedilink
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·25 days agoI don’t see where that was stated at all, just automatic. And DCTs are definitely automatics. There are other forms of automatic besides torque-converter based systems, even in the 50’s.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·25 days agoI thought F1 used sequential transmissions.
minus-squareJamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 days agoTry buying a cheap used car with a DCT. Most are CVTs or old school regular autos (which are both apparently slow). But if you can get one for a normal price, it’s kinda fine if you value convenience over control. But I’ll probably not try an auto until my old golf dies.
I don’t see where that was stated at all, just automatic.
And DCTs are definitely automatics.
There are other forms of automatic besides torque-converter based systems, even in the 50’s.
I thought F1 used sequential transmissions.
Try buying a cheap used car with a DCT. Most are CVTs or old school regular autos (which are both apparently slow).
But if you can get one for a normal price, it’s kinda fine if you value convenience over control.
But I’ll probably not try an auto until my old golf dies.