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I mean riding a horse also requires more skill, and so does braking on slippery surfaces without ABS. Personally I'd rather not do the latter, and not rely on the former for transportation...

But to each their own. Maybe I'd me more inclined to drive manual if I wasn't living on a hill... surrounded by hills.

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> Maybe I'd me more inclined to drive manual if I wasn't living on a hill... surrounded by hills.

That's actually a reason to for me to prefer manual transmission, to be able to switch gears predictably.

Or possibly have to stop on a hill and accidently hit someone behind you or in front. Some hills are just too nasty. My speed control looses and gains 5 miles on my hills not really a big deal on the transmission though.

I got really fast at shifting my little, manual Toyota. There was this steep hill with a light at the top, and cars would pull up right behind the bumper.

That's a fair point, but after you learn how to stop it properly it's pure muscle memory, it's very difficult to make such an error.

Or possibly have to stop on a hill and accidently hit someone behind you or in front.

I take it no one taught you how to start on a hill in a manual using the handbrake?

On a hill you'd simply use the handbrake when launching the car to avoid rolling back...and many modern cars with manual transmissions offer hill-start control/hill-start assist features...

Oh the headaches those hill assist solenoids cause on Subaru's. Especially when they start to wear out or get electrical issues.

Never heard of this, is it common? (Old gf is a subi mechanic but she has never mentioned this but i usually hear about what common problems exist in subi's)

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