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Originally Posted by ermax
It's really depressing that MT's are becoming extinct. I would have gone with a 488 if only it had a manal. Okay not really but it's mind boggling to me that just about all supercars have eliminated the MT. Yeah I Know on paper it's faster. But still, it's a damn sports car, MT should at least be an option. If you want/need a sedan your options are even more limited. When I got my FRS it was really more practical for me to get a sedan but I really wanted MT and an LSD which limits you even more. BMW M cars is about all that you can get with MT and LSD in a sedan. Didn't want to spend that much and a used FRS just happens to be dirt cheap so I sucked it up and went with the less practical car but extremely fun. I haven't even owned the car 7 months and could probably sell it an make $3K.
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Yes, a MT is fun, but you can still control the shifts with a paddle shifter in modern DCT's. If you've ever driven a PDK with paddle shifters, you'd know that you have the best combination. If you want all out speed, a great automatic can shift faster than you -- and at better times.... The BRZ auto is not the best, but it works very well. Modern times require us to change our paradigms as technology advances. Computer controlled AT's are really quite good. You just have to stop living in the past.
That said, for me, a MT brings me back to the sports cars I owned back in the 60's and 70's and that nostalgia feels good. But my brain tells me I'm living in the past..... Sometimes, nostalgia wins and sometimes (damnit), my brain wins....