bringatrailer.com
Like housing?BaT is outta control.
305-Mile 2015 McLaren P1
Bid for the chance to own a 305-Mile 2015 McLaren P1 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #80,401.
I still really want one and I have not said that about many Mercedes. I would be good with the base GT, I don't need no crazy black series or anything.
bringatrailer.com
carbuzz.com
bringatrailer.com
www.theatlantic.com
Its sad but trueThe End of Manual Transmission
Stick shifts are dying. When they go, something bigger than driving will be lost.
My Vette was the best $14k I've ever spent (less than $3k in upkeep, sold for $7k). Yes, the manual is slower, but not really. Especially on the street enjoying the drive.Its sad but true
I have not owned an automatic car before, but the next one will be as there are really no options. Maybe I'll win the lottery that I purchased a ticket for last night and can live the dream of having a manual Porsche or something, but yeah.
I mean - electric cars... there is no need for a transmission at all. It's a natural progression. That being said, all my kids have learned how to drive a manual. Despite it being pretty much anachronistic at this point.The End of Manual Transmission
Stick shifts are dying. When they go, something bigger than driving will be lost.
I'm part of the sad trend. Drove a manual from age 16 all the way through 41, when I bought the Leaf. 5 speed gear boxes all, to none. It's just not the same.I mean - electric cars... there is no need for a transmission at all. It's a natural progression. That being said, all my kids have learned how to drive a manual. Despite it being pretty much anachronistic at this point.
There is a C7 with a manual for sale by work, guessing it's a '14 based on the sketchy lot. I saw it on Sunday when they were closed. The 7 speed isn't as nice as the 6, but WAY better than the 8 speed slush box option.
I mean, it’s better.I'm part of the sad trend. Drove a manual from age 16 all the way through 41, when I bought the Leaf. 5 speed gear boxes all, to none. It's just not the same.
Getting injured always throws a curveball, but usually there's a way..
Driving experience? In my opinion, it is certainly not.
I'd have to press in the clutch with my gas foot...that ain't happening. As long as I can bend and put weight on my clutch foot, then it's no problem. It's a lot easier to shift with my opposite hand, that's not actually all that hard.Getting injured always throws a curveball, but usually there's a way..
I was able to drive my manual Mazda with a broken right hand in a cast for almost months.
The tricky one was when I separated my left shoulder. Making lefts turns was.....interesting...but became easier. My buddy had to drive my car home two hours away and he hadn't driven manual in years. Damn that was a stressful drive home.
Had a small tear in the MCL on my left knee (god damn stupid gravel path crash...) which forced me to manage speed super well, as pressing the clutch sucked balls.
I drove a manual on the left hand side of the road in three different countries:
I tried to drive my buddies R32 skyline, it was awful.
the thing about "electric car people" is they cannot differentiate driving experience from the act of driving. It's always "it's more efficient, easier, better for the environment, faster 0-60, better in traffic, etc." It's never "it's thrilling, I feel connected, I enjoy it, the chassis is communicative, etc." Electric cars are 100% going to be the future, and they should be, but I don't understand why "electric car people" can't seem to understand that some people enjoy the experience of an old muscle car, e39 M5, ferrari, alfa, whatever. Some day I hope to have solar panels and a crappy little commuter that makes the drive to work painless and safe...but I also hope to have some garbage with a 6 speed gearbox, bad MPG, and just enough horsepower to scare me occasionally.
Those that can't, assume everyone else can't too.
This assessment is 100% correct in my opinion. It's true that the Leaf is probably the perfect car for 99% of my driving. What it lacks is infrastructure support, but that's hardly the fault of Nissan. All these future cars are going to need self driving features, not for convenience or because "its the future!", but because they are boring as watching paint dry to drive. The fact that I can put my foot in it and beat 90% of traffic off the line is entertaining for all of 6 seconds, which doesn't mean shit most days on my 20 minute commute or going to get groceries. Congratulations to electric cars, for making driving mundane, even if incredibly practical and much more environmentally friendly. Say what you will about Jeep ownership, most of the stereotypes exist for a reason, but at least it was fun to drive.
you picked what might be the most exciting electric car ever made (acceleration and handling) to argue my point. Having driven a model S performance and regular, leaf, and having been in a model 3 regular, they handle like boats and econoboxes and give anything back to the driver other than phenomenal acceleration. The S performance was actually terrifying to drive on the same road that was a joy in my alfa. It won't be long before somebody decides to electrify a miata and brings a car with steering feel and acceleration to the market, but I'm not commenting about people who love cars AND drive electric cars, I'm talking about the electrek types, the musk bootlickers. People who think adding a spoiler to their model 3 econobox is "modding" their car. My argument is that it's OK to like cars AND like efficiency...
You are basically saying, it doesn't work for you, so it can't work for anyone else.
I had this conversation at the wedding over the weekend. Guy is going from a sports car to a bronco, so he can get a stick in a car that's not ungodly expensive. I've effectively always had a manual since 2005, with a few exceptions, and sold my last one with the ///M a few years back. The 7-speed, automatic, dual-clutch transmission in the Audi is really fucking nice though.Its sad but true
I have not owned an automatic car before, but the next one will be as there are really no options. Maybe I'll win the lottery that I purchased a ticket for last night and can live the dream of having a manual Porsche or something, but yeah.
I had nothing but a manual from 2000 until 2012. I will say that it would be hard to go back. Heck even my semi is an automatic. It shifts smoother and better than I ever can in our other truck with an 8LL trans.
this has been my case, kind of, as well. The alfa's 8hp ZF automatic was really really good. There was one quirk but otherwise I wouldn't want a manual. The genesis is a slug. I would imagine a modern DCT takes that even further.
tHE Beemer 328i that I had was exactly that, a garbage can by the time I got my hands on it. It sure was a fun car to commute with and bomb around in. It was also a fucking beast in the snow with 4 snow tires. I wish I never got rid of it and had the cash to restore the rust on it.
