Transmissions thread

[Cuckoo42 1,274]

nice car Sophie! Girl racer!

[gldenwetgoose 21,495]

10 hours ago, Sophie said:

You can pry my manual out of my cold, dead hands 😛

Going for a drive through the countryside later in my baby. 

What a magnificent beast....    the car I mean 😉

 

[Scot_Lover 1,877]

There was a time in my shady past, when I rebuilt manual transmissions, big tough Aussie V8 ones. It gradually disappeared though when automatics became more common (and the were able to handle it). Automatics are almost bullet proof now, practically all cars sold here are auto, you get odd looks when you ask about a manual, or you get talked into the dual clutch "automatic manual" option like my old A45. It worked well, paddle shifting in manual mode was fun, but the car did it for you.

My current drive has a CVT, and at 100,000km, still doesn't need a service, its due at 150,000km and I'm not looking forward to it, lol.

[Cuckoo42 1,274]

Manual or auto for me, i'm happy with both. But i wont buy a car with gearchange paddles, a semi-auto or a CVT. Either a proper manual or a proper auto.

[likesToLick 10,216]

I learned to drive with a manual, so I can still do it,  but they are almost non-existent in normal cars in Australia now.  Even sports cars have an automatic with paddle shifters.

All the manuals I drove had synchromesh,  so I never learned to use a crash gearbox and I don't know how to double de-clutch.

For the last 20 years I have driven automatics,  and I couldn't bear to live without cruise control now.

A couple of features I miss:

• the manual lets you drive the car on the starter motor when the engine fails.  Great for getting out of the traffic flow if it quits.
• you can push start a manual,  but not an automatic.

[speedy3471 10,655]

I drive a manual transmission quite often, every day during harvest lol

[oliver2 4,419]

2 hours ago, speedy3471 said:

I drive a manual transmission quite often, every day during harvest lol

LOL is left & back, apparently 

[speedy3471 10,655]

2 hours ago, oliver2 said:

LOL is left & back, apparently 

2 reverse gears and 18 forward gears lol

[Sunshine108 174]

On 9/27/2020 at 2:43 PM, speedy3471 said:

2 reverse gears and 18 forward gears lol

I love these!! I recently drove a dump truck, Western Star with an 18. That's pretty tricky to shift with a Detroit engine! 

[speedy3471 10,655]

1 hour ago, Sunshine108 said:

I love these!! I recently drove a dump truck, Western Star with an 18. That's pretty tricky to shift with a Detroit engine! 

Ya you got that right lol. I haven't drive a truck with a Detroit in it for a bit, you gotta be Johnny on the spot when changing gears lol. A cat engine is lazy lol, lots of time between revs to grab a gear

[oliver2 4,419]

1 hour ago, speedy3471 said:

A cat engine is lazy

This is why they purr 🙃

[speedy3471 10,655]

1 minute ago, oliver2 said:

This is why they purr 🙃

Hahahahhahaha 

[Sunshine108 174]

5 hours ago, speedy3471 said:

Ya you got that right lol. I haven't drive a truck with a Detroit in it for a bit, you gotta be Johnny on the spot when changing gears lol. A cat engine is lazy lol, lots of time between revs to grab a gear

You almost don't have time to use the clutch! A lot easier to float gears.

[speedy3471 10,655]

38 minutes ago, Sunshine108 said:

You almost don't have time to use the clutch! A lot easier to float gears.

O for sure it is. I only use the clutch for starting and stopping 

[Guest UnabashedUser]

22 hours ago, speedy3471 said:

Hahahahhahaha 

Purring means someone's getting some pussy in the sleeper.

[speedy3471 10,655]

1 hour ago, UnabashedUser said:

Purring means someone's getting some pussy in the sleeper.

Most likey yes hahahahahaha 

[Paulypeeps 5,287]

In the UK we have the system where the light goes from red to red yellow, and then all the old codgers start fumbling with their gear sticks, let the clutch out with no revs and stall. By the time they get away the light has gone all the way through and back to red again so only one car goes each time.

I might have exaggerated a bit, but you get the idea. While manuals are very widespread, especially in small and underpowered cars, there is very little mastering of the manual transmission. The sooner they are gone the quicker weekend traffic jams will be a thing of the past.

[Kupar 13,340]

For me the manual shift is all part of the driving pleasure. I like the part-subconscious, part-front-of-mind series of motions involved in changing gear, and I wouldn't like to be without it to be honest. But I can see @Paulypeeps point.

[Guest UnabashedUser]

6 hours ago, Paulypeeps said:

In the UK we have the system where the light goes from red to red yellow, and then all the old codgers start fumbling with their gear sticks, let the clutch out with no revs and stall. By the time they get away the light has gone all the way through and back to red again so only one car goes each time.

I might have exaggerated a bit, but you get the idea. While manuals are very widespread, especially in small and underpowered cars, there is very little mastering of the manual transmission. The sooner they are gone the quicker weekend traffic jams will be a thing of the past.

I'll wager there's good money to be made selling clutch jobs over there. Manual's are OK for sports cars but suck in heavy stop-and-go traffic.

[speedy3471 10,655]

3 minutes ago, UnabashedUser said:

I'll wager there's good money to be made selling clutch jobs over there. Manual's are OK for sports cars but suck in heavy stop-and-go traffic.

You can't beat a automatic transmission in heavy stop and go traffic. This applies to semi trucks as well lol. Nothing worse than being stuck in heavy traffic with your left foot on the clutch peddle all day long lol. Good leg workout tho lol

[Guest UnabashedUser]

1 minute ago, speedy3471 said:

You can't beat a automatic transmission in heavy stop and go traffic. This applies to semi trucks as well lol. Nothing worse than being stuck in heavy traffic with your left foot on the clutch peddle all day long lol. Good leg workout tho lol

My leg would cramp up and the load would be in trouble LOL. Speaking of loads ..... <grin>

[willinglywet 242]

For my daily driver i had manual transmission and where i live most of the cars is equipped with manual gearboxes and that is what i learned to drive aswell. Allthough couple of years back i bought my recent classic/project car which is american made and have a automatic transmission with v8 engine offcourse. For cruising i found that automatic is damn nice.

Edited December 30, 2020 by willinglywet