• AA5B
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    14 hours ago

    The problem is those days are gone, even without EVs. Between modern automatics more efficient and longer lasting, and cheap reliable CVTs (also more efficient), manual transmissions have no future. I also prefer driving a stick, and frequently complained about limited availability in the US, but technology has passed it by

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      3 hours ago

      That doesn’t affect how nice it is to drive though, not that I personally would want to touch a clutch pedal.

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      13 hours ago

      cheap, reliable CVT

      I may be out of date but Nissan’s CVTs self destruct very effectively and Subaru’s don’t handle the torque of the H6 so well. They’re still unpleasant to drive. Give me an EV every day.

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        8 hours ago

        My experience across three 2014+ Subarus with CVT has been flawless. Not the H6 though, all flat 4