Today in LA traffic I noticed something about automatics. They don't just annoy me, they annoy everyone. Stop at a light, you're the 3rd or 4th car back. You'll notice the guy in front of you at some point is tired of mashing his brake pedal, and will let off a little and lurch forward and then hit the brake again. Then you'll notice EVERY SINGLE PERSON AT THE LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING (except that guy in the 350z, because he has a manual and he's just sitting there bored). So they're worse in traffic and when cornering and they have a ton of rotational mass and sloppy lockup and ALL get worse gas mileage and jerk you when they shift, and they have all those annoying lockouts that make everything you want to do harder. Like getting the keys out. I can't just pull them out. I have to hit the brakes, then move the shifter left, then move the shifter up, then move the shifter right, then move the shifter up, then pull the key. But don't pull it too fast, because whatever pathetic computer locks your key in the ignition based on WHAT YOUR FUCKING TRANSMISSION TELLS IT is still thinking for a second. Did I mention that the shifter isn't mechanical at all? It's a plastic knob that's really just an electric switch. It doesn't move smoothly at all, because it's plastic on plastic on plastic flexing and rubbing. UGH.
BUT YEAH, AUTOMATICS ARE SO MUCH BETTER! THEY'RE JUST HARDER TO USE AND MECHANICALLY INFERIOR, NO BIG DEAL.
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