My bill for $1400 says you are wrong.

I like it how you pedantic little brain fells the need one up with a term like “stick bro” because you feel the need to categorize people.

No, you’ve dismissed those benefits for everyone because you don’t like driving stick. You’re not cut out for it, I get it.

But even for the vehicles Ive seen with claims of higher mileage with autos, it’s questionable over time. I have personal experience with the Mazda 3 (Grand Touring) in both auto and stick and it…

You spend $1100 to trade the above benefits you’ve dismissed (excused) for convenience, Mr. Moneybags.

I shopped for 11 months for a car. The ONLY reason I didn’t get a WRX is because there was no 5-door option.

You forgot “cheaper” Mr. Moneybags.

I prefer having that extra control of metering the power at a specific RPM to the wheels.

It’s not fun for you, that’s fine - it’s obviously quite a chore if you consider it a “song and dance”. Honestly, I ever notice it, even in gridlock’d traffic for hours.

“manuals (the kind with clutch pedals).”

Redundant. Manuals have three pedals. Period.

Off road (loose stuff) I use it a lot to keep the powerband where I need it. Tomorrow, I’ll use it in the snow. My last clutch lasted 220K miles; tell me again how this is wearing my clutch?

I don’t have any problem with someone that chooses to drive a slushbox, Just don’t tell me there is no benefit when there are…

No, i’m saying your analogy sucks, because your analogy sucks.

Maybe if you made analogies more, they would improve. Much like the benefits of experience on proper shifting when using a manual.

Three pedals is manual, and the metering of power at a given RPM to the wheels is a godsend. Where is that feature on an automatic?

Oh, there is none? I guess it’s “useless”. By all means, let’s try to dismantle someone’s skills as falling by hte “wayside” because you don’t understand why someone would choose a manual…

Because you drove it “once”.

When you do it enough, it becomes second-nature; I never notice that im shifting, its a process in order to go...

You can still call 911 on a phone without service, I would venture to say this would be necessary.

I honestly don’t care if it punishes passengers, or my favorite parent-of-the-year-comment about not being able to use their electronic nannies... There is no solution that has been suggested that would be as effective…

There is no doubt that such a measure would be effective. And that is the point. The measures we are enacting are feel-good measures, and that is not enough.

The market for individual configuration of phones is MUCH smaller than you think.

It would reduce that pesky Solomon Curve argument, wouldn’t it?

That’s why it was shelved. Do realize that this was just as a means of getting from point-A to point-B and wouldn’t refuse to go to a destination if it were in a bad neighborhood. It would be transparent.

People get their panties in a bunch about shit that doesn’t concern them everday. Nothing new. Oh, this GPS can…

The topic has been brought up before, I am not the first to suggest such an extreme. Punish everyone for the select few that can’t follow the rules.

And yes, I’d be willing to give that up to know that there is an effective policy in place to curb distraction by technology. All other options have been voluntary and…

When technology becomes available and ignored, there is a certain level of resposiblity.