Manuals are definitely no fun in traffic. Too bad no one ever figured out how to implement a “creep” mode so you could stay off the clutch.
I wonder how many transmission shops are able to work on manuals these days.
Ditto that. I live in flyover country. Getting stuck in Chicago area traffic on rare occasions sucks. If I lived there I would ditch the manual...
“Manuals are definitely no fun in traffic. Too bad no one ever figured out how to implement a “creep” mode”.
When in traffic, I’ll back off several “car lengths” and creep along until traffic stops fully. I might lose a space or two, but other drivers seem to sense what I’m doing and go with the flow. Even while creeping at idle and first gear, I’ll occasionally touch the brake pedal gently to avoid depressing the clutch.
At 186,000 miles, I’m still on the original clutch, t/o bearing, even brakes!
Automatics would be lucky to do as well.