• CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    A little over twenty years ago I switched. I think it used to be there were many upsides to manual, including better mileage. I think that has since flipped, or at least been largely mooted.

    I still preferred manual for driving in snow, but I think even there if you have an automatic that shifts up/down, the advantages are mostly just a placebo, I think.

    • Ithral@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      The main advantage for me is I can accelerate faster in a manual, automatics just can’t keep up out of the gate