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Old 04-30-2012, 06:50 PM   #48
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Originally Posted by lpnnlp View Post
I don't know what it is about a competent automatic that brings out the MT purists with various levels of condescension of those who choose otherwise.

I came here because this car is offering the kind of control a MT offers without the chore of shifting.

I could take my laundry to a river bed with a washboard. No doubt I will really get in touch with the stains, the seams, and the quality of detergent I am using. Now we have machines with buttons for that, just like our transmissions.
If you consider driving a chore I guess your analogy works.
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