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<blockquote data-quote="SLE" data-source="post: 275376" data-attributes="member: 3889">I used to think this would be something important to teach my kids but were at the point that only a few sport ATVs, some old machinery (which I have), motorcycles, and some sports cars actually use a manual clutch anymore; and to that, those are slowly going by the wayside. Even in the sports car world, the manual is going way of the dodo bird as the new tech, dual clutch, 8-10 speed autos destroy even the best trying to row there own gears. I will say there is something satisfyingly about the mechanical connection a person has with a manual, unfortunately they've lost any advantage they ever had, be it reliability, Fuel Economy, Speed, etc. Ram was the last to offer a handshaker connected to the 6.7 CTD and to get it, you had to buy the &quot;de-tuned&quot; version as the Auto could hold more power, and that was like 3-5 years ago already. Hell, when we took my buddy's Hell Cat for a spin and I question why he bought one with an auto, one 0-130 mph run with &quot;launch control&quot; activated proved the point well that there is no way in gods green earth any person could manually outshift the auto version of that car. F'k, it's a handful as it sits, lol.- - - Updated - - -In reference to the to the Hell Cat, &quot;all testing was conducted on a closed course with a professional driver&quot;&nbsp; ;:;rofl- - - Updated - - -forgot to add, yes that person needs their man card revoked!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SLE, post: 275376, member: 3889"] I used to think this would be something important to teach my kids but were at the point that only a few sport ATVs, some old machinery (which I have), motorcycles, and some sports cars actually use a manual clutch anymore; and to that, those are slowly going by the wayside. Even in the sports car world, the manual is going way of the dodo bird as the new tech, dual clutch, 8-10 speed autos destroy even the best trying to row there own gears. I will say there is something satisfyingly about the mechanical connection a person has with a manual, unfortunately they've lost any advantage they ever had, be it reliability, Fuel Economy, Speed, etc. Ram was the last to offer a handshaker connected to the 6.7 CTD and to get it, you had to buy the "de-tuned" version as the Auto could hold more power, and that was like 3-5 years ago already. Hell, when we took my buddy's Hell Cat for a spin and I question why he bought one with an auto, one 0-130 mph run with "launch control" activated proved the point well that there is no way in gods green earth any person could manually outshift the auto version of that car. F'k, it's a handful as it sits, lol. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] In reference to the to the Hell Cat, "all testing was conducted on a closed course with a professional driver" ;:;rofl [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] forgot to add, yes that person needs their man card revoked! [/QUOTE]

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