@Basmitharts Here goes: 1. Most automatic transmissions are better than most manual transmissions. 2. 0-60mph times are irrelevant 3. The Honda Civic Type-R is no longer “a hot hatch”. 4. Cyclists have as much right to be on the road as anyone else. 5. Cars should be banned from most city centres and replaced by comprehensive, maintained, integrated public transport systems.
@mrjalco@ajpbradley@Basmitharts modern autos range from “perfectly fine” up to “much better than a manual”. Older stuff isn’t as good but then we could point out headlights, brakes, emissions, tyres etc etc were worse years ago. I’d add, CVTs are great outside of anything pretending to be “sporty”.