Hey for everyone living in the New York area (Any of the boroughs or Long Island) what is it like driving a manual transmission everyday? I was reading it can be annoying in tight stop and go traffic? Which is usually how it is here during rush hour. I’m in Long Island if that helps anyone here. Opinions on getting one, or stick to automatic?
Depends on your tolerance, the car, and where you’re going/where in LI. If you’re commuting on the LIE into NYC you might want to reconsider it lmao. Traffic is absolutely miserable in NYC and the recommended “just give space and creep” is bad advice here because everyone will cut ahead of you and you’ll never have space.
I decided after a few months of back and forth on the belt and bqe in my NA Miata that it just wasn’t it for me. It isn’t as miserable in a modern manual, though I’ve heard push button starts actually make it harder to get going again if you stall.
If you’re like more east than Manhasset and don’t commute, I think a manual is probably fine. The further away from NYC the better.
You can still give space and creep in NYC.