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Originally Posted by xRavenFRSx
First off, congratulations on the new car, sucks to here about the prelude.
Just commenting on what I quoted, this being just my opinion. That's a little closed minded to assume that anyone who bought the auto is a teenager buying the car for looks, from what im reading aren't you also a teenager? I don't know many uninformed teenagers who bought this car at all, not saying there isn't any. Majority of the people I see in these cars bought them as a project and are true gearheads looking for a good drivers car. I bought the auto, not because I cant drive a standard trans, but after test driving both, I preferred the paddles, theyre far better than the bad impression given to people 10 years ago on other cars where they weren't so good. Its fun when I want, and I can just leave it in auto with all assist on when im doing my daily commute in the city. If I were buying this purely as a weekend toy/track car, I would have wanted the stick.
Just trying to give you a little insight before you make assumptions like that. Theres quite a few people on this forum who bought the auto because they enjoyed the paddles.
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I agree. I have owned/restored 423 vehicles (110 were motorcycles) over the years. This includes 46 Corvettes, lots of Porsches, lotus, and other exotics. I purchased an A/T and love it. It is my daily driver and I spend a lot of time in city traffic. It makes for a much easier drive. When I want to use the paddle shifters or auto stick it shifts more quickly than I could do with a manual. In the mountains it was especially great with the dynamic rev matching. I have put 18k on my FRS since January and love her. Also I love the 36hwy/32city mileage I am getting. I think Toyota knew what demographic they were shooting for and there are a lot of us out here with grandkids that are buying them because of their practicality, performance, and the back seats.