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Originally Posted by dnieves
Ever get the Feeling we manual drivers will be a dying breed in the next 15 years? Just like people that know cursive and remember life without the Internet?
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Unfortunately things seem to be going down that path. I honestly think it goes hand-in-hand with the decline of youth's interest in cars. It used to be that kids were excited about getting a license and learning stick. Very different world today. Kids seem more interested in gadgets and automated cars that drive for you. Nothing wrong with that, there's a certain appeal in that too, even if it's not for me.
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Originally Posted by Jegan_V
In the end I chose the MT, I simply preferred its more visceral feel. In a car where feel is paramount to its character, its hard for me to ignore the option of getting even more.
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I agree with this. I've done track days with a dual-clutch auto and a manual, and had more fun with the manual. The DCT was undoubtedly faster and allowed me to select my own gears easily enough, but in the end, there's nothing like heel-toe downshifting entering a corner and snapping off crisp upshifts as you motor down a straight.
(I know a lot of automatic guys may not understand that paragraph above, and that's fine. It's just my personal preference, and I'm in no way saying it has to be your's.)
As I said earlier, let's just be glad the Twins are offered with both.
BTW I was stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic for a half-hour today and thought about this thread lol. There are definitely times when autos have their advantages too.
