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Automatic transmissions ruined the stick shift market

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The visceral act of manually engaging a clutch and physically ripping a lever into gear was once the standard of driving. Then, manufacturers figured out how to use hydraulic fluid and planetary gears to do the shifting for you. Now, a skill that defined a generation is essentially reduced to an obscure anti-theft device because modern drivers refuse to use both feet.

Automatic transmissions ruined the stick shift market
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