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Old 09-15-2013, 07:58 PM   #68
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Originally Posted by chulooz View Post
Now you are just trolling.

Some people dont understand that people love dumping their own clutch and shift their own gears, even if it costs them .3 seconds on their drive down the street. You are in the 20% minority sorry, gear ratios isnt going to change that.
Not trolling. I am correcting irrational prejudice against automatic transmissions.

Torque converter automatics are ALSO faster than manual shift.

BMW supplies all of their cars with 8 spd torque converter automatics or DCT type transmissions except in the US.

It is absolutely incorrect to suggest a manual transmission is technically superior in any way to a modern automatic. They are inferior.

The ONLY reason to spec a manual transmission is for historical curiosity, which is why my BRZ has one.

Dumping your clutch is also dumb and slow.
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