Guess there will be a lot more stolen cars. Manuals are the best anti-theft feature going. At least VW hasn't jumped on the CVT bandwagon......yet.
Sell me your's when the time comes. It looks to be in excellent shape. I like TR too.I've been talking this over with my wife. She's as usual in full support of my decision and I love that she wants me to have what I want, but I'm not sure I want this car so much. What I want to do is to do something irrational like manual swap my current car. That sounds like more trouble than what it's worth for what is objectively a worse transmission that holds less power, unless I put a ridiculous clutch in it while I'm at it.
Part of the positive for the 2024 is that it's 6 years newer than my 2018. That can't be discounted either. My current car won't last forever as a daily and this is the last opportunity for a new manual.
How do you figure? there are so few manuals on the road today, this will be a minor change.Guess there will be a lot more stolen cars. Manuals are the best anti-theft feature going.
I’ll think about it. I’m second guessing parting with the car. I’m not particularly in love with the new interior layout.Sell me your's when the time comes. It looks to be in excellent shape. I like TR too.
Because no one, even car thieves, drive manuals anymore .How do you figure? there are so few manuals on the road today, this will be a minor change.
The manual is probably now a PDF that you can ever to on your phone.2024 will be the last. Been reading since it was announced yesterday. Looks like the 380 will be offered in every trim level. I think I'll pick up an Autobahn. I always wished I had a manual in my current Autobahn, so this will be the last chance if I want it new.
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But there are so few manuals… so the odds of a thief picking one is low… thus no change to the “steal“ rate.Because no one, even car thieves, drive manuals anymore .
That’s my next avenue and the fact that I can’t modify the stick without upgrading the clutch. If I do that I’ll wait a year until the powertrain warranty is up.Torrid maybe you can cement your decision to keep the MK7 by making it "new" again with a tune and performance upgrades? Is it stock?
I for some reason was thinking VW gave the long warranty on 2019 and 2020 MY, but it was 2018 and 2019. My bad. I would do the same and I'm in the same boat...just have the Burger tuning box for now as I'm still 2 years out for warranty expiration on mine.That’s my next avenue and the fact that I can’t modify the stick without upgrading the clutch. If I do that I’ll wait a year until the powertrain warranty is up.
Even Gold Wings are mostly autos today. Always got a kick out of a 6 cyl bike that had reverse...What gripes me is that I use to ride motorcycles. The manual transmission on a bike SUCKS compared to a car or any non commercial vehicle, yet hardly anyone wants a stick in a car, SUV or truck but few want an automatic on a bike. Few bikes have them outside of being a scooter. Pegging a shifter up and down SUCKS on a bike vs driving a GTI with a stick.
Even the new breed of truck drivers will not accept a job if a tractor has a manual. Makes me wonder if it's a matter of time for things like the new Peterbilt 589 to come in only an auto. On autos, there are some slick features such as a cruise control being linked to gps allowing it to slow when going uphill, knowing a downhill is coming up that will make up for it. And true, in a fleet, 6.7 mpg vs. 6.4 mpg is a big deal with respect to operating costs...Guess there will be a lot more stolen cars. Manuals are the best anti-theft feature going. At least VW hasn't jumped on the CVT bandwagon......yet.
Oh no!VW is ending the manual for the GTI.
The list seems to be growing, which is why of all cars to lose it, the GTI, is surprisingThis is driven by meeting emissions standards in Europe....not based on take rate etc. Still plenty of manual cars here in the U.S.