Re: Thoughts on industrial design

On 4/27/2025 2:32 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Sun, 27 Apr 2025 09:47:23 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
 

He did dump the slushbox for an actual gearbox, which is nice.

 Yep.  I looked around for a stick shift model.  Except for my first
car, all have been stick shifts.  Driving an automatic makes me feel
like I'm the passenger instead of the driver.  With a stick shift, I'm
part of the machine.  If I live long enough to need a new car, it will
probably be another stick shift.

I got in a conversation with a Tesla owner last week. He proudly showed me a video shot from his driver's seat showing the car self-driving from his garage to a coffee shop. The ultimate non-driving experience!
I've never owned a car with automatic transmission. Of course, my current EV has only one fixed ratio reduction gear, so I've moved beyond playing with multiple ratios. Just step on the gas ... no, throttle ... no, accelerator, and it goes.
Half of my bikes are friction shifting, which is a vaguely similar issue for discussion.
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- Frank Krygowski