Preference of Manual Cars over Automatic

                  

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Sometimes in life, our choices are always determined by Past experiences, public opinion, and sometimes family and peer influence, this condition is not so far-fetched when it has to do with the clothes we wear, the food we eat, the schools we attend, the houses we live in and ultimately the cars we drive, these factors have made us ignore the necessary and opt for the available, what's in vogue.

The choices of cars we drive are largely dependent on several factors like after-sale services, availability of service parts, easy maintenance, and above all comfort and luxury, these factors go a long way in determining the sort of car we drive, in all of this one integral factor which most car buyers unconsciously ignore is the aspect of fuel economy this should ordinarily be the focal point for the most car buyer in developing countries given the acute shortage
of petroleum products that have become a norm in these climes, which brings us to my point of writing this post.






All through my years of driving I have always preferred manual transmission cars to the so-called automatic for these reasons, Control, Fuel efficiency, Speed, Simplicity, and sheer Response my senses are not far fetched as I will explain why I prefer the manual to the automatic based o the outlined subjects, choices will always vary but what matters most is making a choice that is ultimately benefiting.

CONTROL

In the aspect of control, I will choose the manual transmission over the automatic any day my reasons are not fat fetched the manual transmission gives you the option to determine how fast you want your car to move at every particular time, take for instance at the point of take-off, very experienced and astute manual lovers can actually move from the first to the third gear after take off, this, in turn, doubles the speed of the vehicle at that time, one thigh that must be taken into account when trying to achieve this should be the rpm level though.,a manual car gives the option of transcending to a higher speed at your own pace, while this is a laudable feature of the manual transmission car that cannot be said of the automatic transmission which largely depends on the ECM (electronic control module )to determine when to move to the next gear, this for me is a lack of control. bottom line is the manual transmission puts you in charge of the vehicle this cannot be said about the automatic transmission.

                                                                                                                                                              FUEL EFFICIENCY

To most people, this point would always be contested they say it's not a possibility, but in an actual sense that the ways it has been mechanically configured, a sound and healthy manual transmission car should always consume less gas than an automatic transmission car of the same engine size, my reasons are not far fetched, the automatic transmission on its own adds more load to its host engine when engaged, given its complex manure, it requires more torque to propel the car as a whole, one clear indication of this is the increased RPM of the automatic transmission if  a manual car has an RPM  of 800 an automatic is expected to have am RPM of 1000 its is to enable the engine to cope with the extra load of the auto transmission,

In contrast, the manual transmission in its simple design requires less torque for the clutches to engage and ultimately initiate movement. though there is no denying the fact that recent automatic cars have been a lot more modified to run on lesser RPMs,s

SPEED

Some would argue this but ultimately Speed has its origin in the manual transmission I stated in the first point, the manual transmission can move at different speed levels at different times without the interference of a computer, this cannot be said of the automatic transmission which requires signals from the on-board computer  to know when to move the next gear, this is one reason why manual transmission cars are most preferred when it comes to formula one and motor GP races, The manual transmission gives you sheer speed at your own pace, can you beat that,

SIMPLICITY

The manual transmission is noted for its simplicity, and understandable mechanisms, its ability to stand the test of time if well maintained and ill-abused speaks well for it that cannot be said of the automatic transmission, which requires the regular change of transmission fluid to stay alive, that's for a start. its delicate nature makes it very susceptible even to the slightest errors, the manual transmission which on a good day can outlast the car itself gives you stamina, ruggedity ability to withstand the test of time, and a whole lot more,
Because of the complexity of the automatic transmission, some people still do not understand that the function of the D4 is quite different from that of the D3, in sharp contrast the manual already has its laid down principle which is quite understandable for all.

SHEER RESPONSE

If you are a car lover then you would agree with me sheer response certainly has to be attributed to the manual transmission, why because of the ability of the driver to take charge of proceedings, its ability to accelerate from 0 to 60 within a split second makes it a candidates choice for a sheer response while the manuals speed can easily be determined by how quick the driver is or how well he s able to jump gears if necessary, the automatic  does not provide such luxury but rather as always relies on the  on-board computer for instructions,

Though newer versions of the automatic transmissions have well been updated to surpass most of these outlined points, it takes a true car geek to agree with me on the above points that the manual transmission truly has its cutting edge, Yes the automatic may be symbolic of style .elegance, comfort, and above all relative ease what cannot be overridden is the fact that the manual transmission still remains the ultimate and classic king of the Road.

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