With the ever increasing numbers of vehicles being sold with automatic transmissions. CVT (yuk) flappy paddles , reverse parking assist .lane departure warning ABS, traction control,stability control,radar cruise control and braking ,hill start assist etc making vehicles easier to operate thereby leading to IMO less skilled / involved motorists on the roads.
I am beginning to feel that all of the safety features built into modern cars are leading to the drivers being less involved and more insulated from their surroundings and not getting the mechanical feel that I experienced and gained growing up driving cars without all the modern electronic aids.
While my DD is an auto with most of the bells and whistles and is great in heavy congested stop start traffic BUT I stil love to get behind the wheel of my manual car and be able to do handbrake hill starts with no rolling back,nice smooth gear changes up & rev matching on the way down, and double declutching while heel and toeing to rev match as well.
What does the younger set out there think about this and do they agree or am I just a dinosaur living in the past?
I am beginning to feel that all of the safety features built into modern cars are leading to the drivers being less involved and more insulated from their surroundings and not getting the mechanical feel that I experienced and gained growing up driving cars without all the modern electronic aids.
While my DD is an auto with most of the bells and whistles and is great in heavy congested stop start traffic BUT I stil love to get behind the wheel of my manual car and be able to do handbrake hill starts with no rolling back,nice smooth gear changes up & rev matching on the way down, and double declutching while heel and toeing to rev match as well.
What does the younger set out there think about this and do they agree or am I just a dinosaur living in the past?
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