Not everyone can live without that red mark in the ledger, but we'll help you find out if you might be a candidate. Where I live in Atlanta, the necessity of owning a car is highly subjective. In some areas, it's not possible to get by without a car, as everything is miles away.
A continuously variable transmission (CVT) (also known as a single-speed transmission, stepless transmission, pulley transmission, or, in case of motorcycles, a twist-and-go) is an automatic transmission that can change seamlessly through a continuous range of effective gear ratios.
A conventional 5-speed manual transmission is often the standard equipment in a base-model car, while more expensive manual vehicles are usually equipped with a 6-speed transmission instead; other options include automatic transmissions such as a traditional automatic (hydraulic planetary) transmission (often a manumatic), a semi-automatic ...