The price of wanting a "stick"
Not debating manual vs automatic plenty of threads on that already, however for me personally I like a manual and considering I'm a dodge fan they still offer one. But as I look at the numbers payload...
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kohldad wrote:He has a "stick" and he is hating his life.
I have a manual and don't hate having a stick in those situations. 1st gear and keep let it idle along.
Until you can't.
I got stuck in stop-and-go traffic on the Mass Turnpike for 3-1/2 hours one time. We'd move a few feet every 30-60 seconds, so all I could do was stand on the clutch the whole time.
There was no choice in the matter. It was either move 4' when everyone else moved 4', or move 4' when everyone else moved 4'. I tried sitting there and letting a gap develop, but people from other lanes would instantly fill any gap longer than a car, and the people behind me would then try to switch lanes to get around me, causing even more gridlock. No exits for miles.
I couldn't walk for a week after that trip, and my knee was sore for months. My next truck was an automatic...
