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Stick shift drivers - would you get an electric vehicle? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm stuck on this personally. I love my manual, I have a tiny little Mazda 2 and I have driven that thing absolutely everywhere because I can control it better than any automatic I've ever driven. But I've been casually looking for a new car and I'd love to have an electric, but I don't want to lose that level of control and everything I love about a manual.

What do you all think? What's your take?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

The conversation is people who already know how to drive stick and their opinion on electric. People just learning to use stick aren't relevant and nitpicking over EXACTLY how a stick works isn't relevant when the main topic is "how does it feel compared to an electric?". "Oh, well the clutch can actually make you go just by releasing it and you're able to crawl" is completely irrelevant and only stated to critique and sound superior. I can crawl too in my automatic car by letting off the brake. That's not relevant here either.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

See, I didn't read the comment as critical at all, just a friendly clarification to use their terminology, so I guess we just have to disagree there

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thank you. I wasn't saying they were wrong, I was just asking what compelled them to say what they said. It doesn't add to the conversation, it isn't for anyone who would be reading this discussion, it just seemed to be a comment made to make them feel better about themselves for being superior to other internet nerds

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's tangently related, we're not on stackoverflow.

And I dunno, you could very well be right about their intentions but I feel like you guys are jumping to conclusions. There's a pretty massive gap between "if you didn't know, you can start with just the clutch" and "ev's r gay", so until they actually follow up with something like "ev's r gay", I'm going to assume that they were sharing in earnest. Let's just chill, lemmy doesn't have to be as abrasive as other social media can be

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There's a time and a place for everything. Situational awareness is important. Just because you have something to say doesn't mean it needs to be said. Quality is important and just throwing anything into the conversation simply because you want to be heard, regardless of what the actual topic is, isn't helpful.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Again, we'll agree to disagree on the quality of the reply. I think it was a fair comment, and I'm glad they shared. I've got nothing else to add, so have a good one