Re: Manual versus Automatic (ULTRAmatic), post-war

Posted by 58L8134 On 2015/6/13 17:40:00

Hi

In the period, of the reasons for the move to automatic transmissions, one driver was the dealers themselves: optional at extra cost added to the profits. As used cars, automatic transmission-equipped cars were typically marked up in price $50-75 at retail over the manual shift equivalent.

As automatics became more durable and reliable, even the skinflints came to accept them. Fears of costly repairs gradually took a second place as increasing traffic density made frequently shifting more tiresome, less worthwhile.

Steve