#automatic transmission

[route22ny]

Mailbox, somewhere along US 11 about halfway between Syracuse and Watertown NY

March 2022

[shiftythrifting]

description said "this thing right here might not have good welds but it'll get the job done"

1 million miles.

[goshyesvintageads]

General Motors Corp, 1951

[dielukedie-honda]

I love how these older auto transmission shifters work compared to later models.

95 Honda Del Sol (left), 98 Subaru LGT (right). (Genuine Momo shift knobs on both.)

(From the Del Sol owner's manual) You can easily shift these like a manual because the shifter moves in a straight line, not a dumb zigzag. Makes it more fun too. Essentially works like a sequential 4 speed transmission.

Don't hate on automatics you jerks, our pedals can be to the floor while shifting. No chance of missing a gear, lol. 🍻

[wheelsgoroundincircles]

Manual or Automatic?

[misforgotten2]

Livelier, thriftier, dumpier.

Popular Science May 1954

[dielukedie-subaru]

New genuine Momo Automatico shift knob arrived! Real black leather and aluminum, made in Italy not a knockoff. Tiny bit heavier but feels really nice and looks more like the factory option Momo shifters. VIP steez.

The previous version is also genuine Momo, made in Italy, but now looks like those cheap fakes. Plus, the anodized aluminum gets hot and is starting to change colors with sun/age. The fact that the top half spins 360° and sometimes sqeaks/chirps is really annoying for me.

One more part I have to make fit! The diameter of my shift lever was ~1mm too thick, so I need to Dremel the inside of the knob and expand it.

<- to be continued

[endlessnightlock]

So I’m curious 👀

If you can drive a car do you also know how to drive one equipped with a manual transmission (stick shift)? (You shift gears vs. the car shifts gears on its own.)

I know how to drive a car with a manual transmission/stick shift.

I drive but I’ve never learned how to drive a stick shift/manual.

I don’t drive but I’m curious to see the results.

Voting ended onJun 8, 2023