Long-time reader, first-time poster here...
I owned a 1989 Honda Accord with manual transmission back in the day and I really enjoyed it. After a long walk through the wilderness without a Honda, I have my eye on a 2014 Accord Sport. Just trying to decide between CVT vs. MT. I live in the Dallas area with a 20-mile commute and, while I prefer the "fun" of driving a manual transmission, I have stayed away from them over the past few years due to the pain of constant shifting / clutch work while sitting in rush hour traffic every day.
So what am I missing here? Do you MT enthusiasts simply deal with the headaches and leg cramps of working a clutch in traffic every day so that you can enjoy the fun of MT on evenings and weekends? Or do most of you live outside of urban areas and don't have to deal with traffic jams on a daily basis? I really want an MT, but I need someone to talk me into it so that I don't go the "lazy route" of a CVT. Thanks in advance for your help.
I owned a 1989 Honda Accord with manual transmission back in the day and I really enjoyed it. After a long walk through the wilderness without a Honda, I have my eye on a 2014 Accord Sport. Just trying to decide between CVT vs. MT. I live in the Dallas area with a 20-mile commute and, while I prefer the "fun" of driving a manual transmission, I have stayed away from them over the past few years due to the pain of constant shifting / clutch work while sitting in rush hour traffic every day.
So what am I missing here? Do you MT enthusiasts simply deal with the headaches and leg cramps of working a clutch in traffic every day so that you can enjoy the fun of MT on evenings and weekends? Or do most of you live outside of urban areas and don't have to deal with traffic jams on a daily basis? I really want an MT, but I need someone to talk me into it so that I don't go the "lazy route" of a CVT. Thanks in advance for your help.