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Originally Posted by Cole
Only real advantages are launching and clutch kicks.
Both transmissions are great, I'm happy with AT but I do sometimes miss shifting on my own, especially since I don't have to commute with the car anymore and sit in traffic with an ankle that feels like it's being stabbed with an ice pick while being lit on fire.
Edit: in regards to MT being "automatic" for you after 40 years of MT driving, I feel you on that, I was at that point about 8 months into driving MT. Not sure why people love pushing MT as some mystical skill that not everyone can have. At least you're realistic and honest about it.
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I was learning to drive a manual in my brother's civic few months back. After 2 days, I found myself trying to find the clutch pedal in my own car.. only to realize I kept stomping on the brake..