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		wildrhythms on Aug 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The end of the manual transmission is near? Living in a hilly, mountainous area with an automatic transmission is a nightmare because you're constantly having to 'convince' (jamming the gas pedal a few times) the transmission to get into the right gear to negotiate an incline.

cbm-vic-20 on Aug 25, 2022 [–]

Don't most automatic transmission cars built in that last 10 years have "manual mode" that lets you provide a hint to the transmission?

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