• Zachariah@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Never had that problem, but I do hate it that automatics start going when you lift the break rather than when you press the gas (and engage the clutch).

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      An automatic car has no clutch; automatic transmissions aren’t just manual transmissions that do the work for you. It has a thing called a torque converter which is kind of a hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor in one unit which allows the engine to deliver torque and yet still slip.

    • kn33@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I’ve driven a manual once - in a parking lot. Most of my driving has been in an automatic. I agree with this. I should have to press the “go” pedal to go, not just release the “stop” pedal. Thankfully, I now have an EV where I can choose to have it stop when I release the “go” pedal and not go again until I press the “go” pedal.