Re: Why don't most cars in Pakistan have auto transmission?
The reason is mainly because of the price factor, constituted with the fact that not everyone was able to understand & repair an automatic car.
First, lets understand this that an automatic car needs gear oil & filter changed a few thousand kms, back with those old accords & corollas. People who did buy them were rich & didn't understand this concept in the first place, coz no one told them. People also did have automatics. Mercedes & BMW were auto by default, manual was an option. People who did buy german cars in Pak, were rich, still are, & knew what they are dealing with. People(juma juma aath din huay ameer huay), bought wannabe Mercs & BMW's with auto, without thinking or even asking of the servicing that an auto gear requires.
Second, automatic car gears had a higher change ratio, back in the 80s, 90s. Only specific sports cars were having gears, that were as good as stick shift. Merc & BMWs, have always had excellent gears, the current models...have absolutely no difference, if u buy an auto or stick shift. People wanted manuals, coz they were kings when it came to changing gears...sub wahan schumacher ki aulad hain.
The best gears, that I've experienced, are on the Mercs, Porsches, BMWs, Infiniti, Lexus, Ferrari, & most recently a friend's Bentley. They are absolutely fabulous, whether you are cruising, or racing...they just don't give u that "gear change" feeling, they just fly in the air.
All current sports cars have tip tronic, & the best of all is the F1 gear on the F430, & higher end models. F1 gear has a change ratio of ONLY 90ms, which is hardly any difference if u are an average car buff. But in an actual race, it makes all the difference at the cross line