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Originally Posted by fitftw
^ That's not it at all man. What manual guys are getting defensive over is really more about being upset that nobody is choosing manual anymore, and one day there won't be any new manuals being made which will piss us manual guys off, see? Don't let manual transmissions die.
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The reason more and more people are opting for automatics in performance cars is because the modern sequential/automatic transmissions offer better performance than the manual; quicker more precise shift can never be wrong. When I am on the track or just cruising down the back roads quicker, more accurate shifts make the driving experience better. Period.
You are perfectly entitled to enjoy the archaic action of depressing a clutch pedal and grabbing 1st instead of 3rd on that 4-3 downshift while you only have one hand on the wheel. Meanwhile I'll pass your old-timey 'sploded trans ass with a smile on my face while snicking through gears with precision and both hands on the wheel.
What other "Don't let" battle crys where there for soon-to-be-outdated automotive technologies?
Don't let...
...three on the tree die!
...hand operated clutches die!
...hand crank starters die!
...bias ply tires die!
...horse drawn carriages die!
...keyed ignitions die!