I've thought about this the last couple cars I have bought. (Both cheap cars). I guess the writing is on the wall that combustion engines will be phased out and electric will take the helm. The sounds the noises the smells will all be gone. The feeling of what a car has been for so many of us will be gone or at least change drastically. My single favorite thing in any car is a manual transmission. I have thought about this quite a bit though, I think I care more about the being a purist than I really do about driving a stick. I like that they are generally more reliable but it seems that automatics have gotten good enough to close the gap. Obviously myself and others don't have to give up rowing gears tomorrow, but do we think we will have to in the next 15-20 years? I imagine we shouldn't be so pessimistic or at least I shouldn't be. Maybe the future cars will offer some new experience that is brilliant and enjoyable.
We went to look at Christmas lights last night and took the minivan, it was 2 hours of 1mph crawling between the line to get in and the light display a stick would have been miserable in this situation. They're fun to drive and it's nice to have the control but there are so many things they just are superior at anymore. It's almost doesn't make logical sense to consider one at least on paper. Maybe this will be just like electrified cars? They'll do it so much better than owning a gasoline or Diesel vehicle will become a burden of sorts? What do you guys think? How many of us are excited for the new age of cars we will likely be dealing with exclusively at some point?
We went to look at Christmas lights last night and took the minivan, it was 2 hours of 1mph crawling between the line to get in and the light display a stick would have been miserable in this situation. They're fun to drive and it's nice to have the control but there are so many things they just are superior at anymore. It's almost doesn't make logical sense to consider one at least on paper. Maybe this will be just like electrified cars? They'll do it so much better than owning a gasoline or Diesel vehicle will become a burden of sorts? What do you guys think? How many of us are excited for the new age of cars we will likely be dealing with exclusively at some point?