Automatic transmissions

I leave standards in the dust off the line or up hills with an auto.
At usx they raced them when they first started using them.

 

If you go to an auto museum or on of those old vintage car rallies have a look inside the cars up to about the late 30's.
There is usually a manual leaver used to advance the timing.
No auto advance BS , it is in the drivers hands.
Real drivers adjusted their own timing , not some gizmo speed sensor auto adjuster.

 

WOW, you must be what, a Certified Master Genuis head of Mensa then since you can drive a manual transmission.....either that or a buffoon. I drove 10spd for 2 years, then drove an auto-shift for 10.5 yrs, and had to learn to drive a 13 spd on the fly. Within 1 hr I had it figured out and by the time I dropped that truck/trailer at the Air Force base 3 days later, I had it mastered, course over those 3 days I drove in St. Louis traffic AM rush hour, Chattanooga PM rush hour traffic, over Mt. Eagle, Atlanta AM Rush hour and Miami AM rush hour. Wasn't anything special.

And I was floating gears while in driving school, your right driving a manual isn't rocket science, hence the reason any knuckle dragger can do it. Drivign an auto-shift or a push button, well, maybe there is a little rocket science to it, since I hear so many drivers complain about it.

Depends on the company and the market. Most food service companies are going with auto-shifts or autos, a lot of dirt haulers are as well.

 

Good point. My stance is this: I'm a professional driver. I can quickly learn and adapt to any style of modern transmission.

 

actually, real cars have manual transmissions too.

 

I will be sure to inform the 25 years plus guys at my company, that they are not real drivers. I am sure I will not be able to post their replies however . Another thing to consider is, the auto shift has made it possible for many to continue driving. Knees and shoulders wear out after years of shifting a stick.