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FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I’m in a BYD, and I actually feel better connected due to the regenerative braking

I’m normally on a motorbike, so I use my gears to control speed almost entirely

With a manual car, I can actually drive it properly, but most of the vehicles I have to drive are automatics, which I have always disliked

With my little car, I feel much more “part of” it. It’s very responsive and I’m able to do so much without touching the brakes

I pretty much ignore the “tech” apart from occasionally telling it to change the temperature or do something with a window

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dai@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I’m much the same in my auto with dsg. Having a gearbox vs slushbox lets me shift down a gear where I only need to gradually slow down or sit in say 2nd on a downhill and not gain any speed.

My car is from 2011 and it had the right amount of modern features while lacking all the touchscreen climate controls and connected nonsonce.

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kamenlady@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

or do something with a window

Window, do a barrel roll

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- FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  That’s be pretty sweet!
  
  They go up and down, but I’m hoping that with some patience and treats, I can train it to do more
  
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  - krunklom@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Use positive reinforcement and they’ll do whatever you want. Whatever. You. Want.
    
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