Is it bad? I haven’t driven the 5-speed, only the 6-speed. The 6-speed is pretty decent.

We aren’t talking about how many gears the transmission has, we’re talking about manual versus automatic.
So yes, you’re correct that a 6 speed is available in higher trim Golfs. But that does not change the fact that a manual transmission is NOT offered in higher trim Golfs. In fact, the manual transmission offered in…

For Golf buyers that don’t want the wagon.

VW has been doing this to the Golf too.
IIRC, 2015 was the last year you could buy a top trim model with the good transmission. If you want a new-ish one, you better hurry. 2015s are getting older by the day.

I used to, so I understand your point. I figured then that buying an automatic would make the commute about 5% less miserable and the occasional vacation blast to the mountains 50% less enjoyable. That’s a tough tradeoff.
But I found the secret recipe to making the commute 80% less miserable and blasts to the mountains…

Totally with you there. In my opinion, a racetrack is the one place the higher cost and lower reliability of an automatic transmission make sense. They make no sense at all on the street.
But a wagon is a car typically bought for the street.

Okay, I’m getting the idea from the replies that my definition of brunch differs from some others’. I always interpreted brunch as a meal eaten between traditional breakfast times (say 5-8am) and traditional lunch times (11am-1pm).

Agreed. It’s the best automatic transmission I’ve ever experienced.
I’d still rather have a manual. But I won’t yell at them this time, as this one’s thoroughly left my price range anyway. These things used to be cheaper.

I hope they succeed, obviously. But we should correct them on one point: Eating at 11am is not “brunch”. It’s lunch. Just regular old lunch.

I’ll bite: What knock-on effects?
I’ve never really considered a credit union. Why should I?

How affordable and easy would it be? I don’t think this article addressed that.
Iff there aren’t packaging issues to contend with, I’d agree that the design and analysis efforts would be pretty minimal. I don’t know what the cost impact per vehicle would be.

You don’t have to convince me. My motorbike is sitting right outside.
Safety is a balance. Always. Just like every design decision. My point was that dedicating more resources to the driver side of the vehicle is not only unsurprising, it’s sensible. It’s a completely reasonable compromise to make when balancing cost…

A car crashing has an occupant in the driver seat about 100% of the time. A car crashing has an occupant in the passenger seat far less of the time. According to this, a second person is in the car less than 1/4 of the time. That doesn’t even differentiate between the front passenger seat and the rear seats, where…

You’re totally right. A Prius serves the needs of most of the population.

mmmm... Are those FD wheels? I put them on my MX-6 too. Great looking PGT you have there. I miss mine.

“1. Go to the sink and run some at least somewhat warm water.”
This step alone could take literally minutes in a modern house. Plumbing codes keep requiring larger pipes, and fixtures keep getting lower flow restrictors. I basically never wash my hands with hot water at home anymore. It isn’t worth the wait.

And good thing! Where I live, I keep seeing the youths with extra tall socks, pulled ALL the way up to nearly reach the bottoms of their shorts. This is not just a few weirdos; it’s nearly all of them.

That was not cutting off a bus. That was crashing into a bus.
...which is also a bad idea.

No wagon and no manual transmission.

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