21 Feb '24 11:14>1 edit
Jeez, left leg is meant to be "parked", the car changes transmission automatically. There's no clutch .. grrr
Where's the fun (and difficulty) in driving?
Where's the fun (and difficulty) in driving?
@congruent saidI would never go back to a manual.
Jeez, left leg is meant to be "parked", the car changes transmission automatically. There's no clutch .. grrr
Where's the fun (and difficulty) in driving?
@the-gravedigger saidMe neither; auto is the way to go.
I would never go back to a manual.
Few fast cars come with a manual now. They are an anachronism.
@congruent saidI think maybe General Motors.🤔👍
Jeez, left leg is meant to be "parked", the car changes transmission automatically. There's no clutch .. grrr
Where's the fun (and difficulty) in driving?
@great-big-stees saidActually Alfred Horner Munro of Regina, Sasketchwan, Canada (U.S. Patent 1613525 filed Nov. 2nd 1923, canadian version filed march 3rd 1922m, but actually I only have the US version as pdf which I can send to you if necessary)
I think maybe General Motors.🤔👍
@ponderable saidI knew that but I believe the thread title asked not who invented the automatic transmission but who came up with the automatic “car”.🤔👍😉
Actually Alfred Horner Munro of Regina, Sasketchwan, Canada (U.S. Patent 1613525 filed Nov. 2nd 1923, canadian version filed march 3rd 1922m, but actually I only have the US version as pdf which I can send to you if necessary)
@great-big-stees saidOk, sorry for "mansplaining"
I knew that but I believe the thread title asked not who invented the automatic transmission but who came up with the automatic “car”.🤔👍😉
@ponderable saidHey, aside from me, nobody’s perfect.🤔😲😉
Ok, sorry for "mansplaining"
@fmf saidonly ever had 1 auto and I dont think the previous owner had looked after the box,so it put me off,so far I have owned 14 transits,1 boxer,cars 3 mazda,3 v dubs 1 citroen,3 nissan,2 honda,1 kia,1 toyota & 1 citroen....best car both hondas a tie.
I prefer a manual gearbox on a motorbike to an automatic although the latter is, in some ways, probably more practical when trundling around a city.
@david-burton saidHonda make excellent cars; we’ve had a couple and will probably buy a third this year some time.
only ever had 1 auto and I dont think the previous owner had looked after the box,so it put me off,so far I have owned 14 transits,1 boxer,cars 3 mazda,3 v dubs 1 citroen,3 nissan,2 honda,1 kia,1 toyota & 1 citroen....best car both hondas a tie.
@divegeester saidWhich Honda? They are one of the most stolen cars.
Honda make excellent cars; we’ve had and will probably buy a third this year some time.
@congruent saidNot in the UK, that’s Range Rovers.
Which Honda? They are one of the most stolen cars.