Hey for everyone living in the New York area (Any of the boroughs or Long Island) what is it like driving a manual transmission everyday? I was reading it can be annoying in tight stop and go traffic? Which is usually how it is here during rush hour. I’m in Long Island if that helps anyone here. Opinions on getting one, or stick to automatic?
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Don’t do it.
My best friends father daily drove a manual civic in Manhattan his entire life. He’s 70 now haha it’s psychotic.
Edit: don’t fucking do it man you know it’s a bad idea.
Long Island ain’t the city, lol. You’ll be fine
If it’s every day it will get annoying, no matter how much you love the car and how much you love manual.
Also depends on how tight the traffic is, you can end up damaging the clutch depending on the car’s power.
Where exactly is your commute? I’m on Long Island as well. I used to commute on the southern state daily, and hated it with my manual.
luckily with the torque of the LS2, I used to let the car idle in second gear to creep slowly in traffic.
You can do that in pretty much any manual. I always just spaced myself out and idled in 2nd when everyone else was stopping and starting.
Stick is awful in the city. I drive stick because I rarely go to the city traffic.
It’s fine in the city. It’s so second nature that it doesn’t even matter.
Depends on your tolerance, the car, and where you’re going/where in LI. If you’re commuting on the LIE into NYC you might want to reconsider it lmao. Traffic is absolutely miserable in NYC and the recommended “just give space and creep” is bad advice here because everyone will cut ahead of you and you’ll never have space.
I decided after a few months of back and forth on the belt and bqe in my NA Miata that it just wasn’t it for me. It isn’t as miserable in a modern manual, though I’ve heard push button starts actually make it harder to get going again if you stall.
If you’re like more east than Manhasset and don’t commute, I think a manual is probably fine. The further away from NYC the better.
You can still give space and creep in NYC.