Re: 2006 LX Sonata
Bob Adkins wrote:
> I don't feel that modern automatics any longer have a significant > reliability or economy disadvantage to manual. At least not like they did in > the old days. I'm clipping along at 26 mpg, and looks like I'll hit 27 this > tank. Only 1500 miles on the odo. If I can get 26-28 mpg with 70% highway > driving I will be delighted. The car is high, wide, and has a very strong > V6... not exactly mileage friendly. I agree that the differences are much less than in days gone by, especially with regard to economy. However, I think that standard transmissions are still much more durable and they are much cheaper to start with (I think about $800 on the Sonata). I can't remember ever hearing of a manual transmission failure on a passenger car or pickup. I hear fairly often of automatic transmission failures, especially in the heavier front drive vehicles such as minivans. Now I realize that automatics outsell standards 10:1 or more, so you'd expect to hear about at least 10 times as many failures even if the reliabilities were equal. However, I still think a standard is much more reliable than an automatic and they require less and less expensive maintenance as well. However, to me the economy and reliability are just nice side affects. I buy standard shift because I simply like to shift for myself. Matt |
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