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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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One of the reasons I bought the BRZ was for this reason.
It dawned on me that over the next 7-10 years (and I tend to keep cars 7-ish years), virtually everything new might, A) become hybrid or fully electric, B) be either direct drive, automatic, or semi-automatic, and/or C) incorporate a degree of autonomy that, while likely beneficial from a safety perspective, detracts from the driving experience
immensely. I couldn't tell myself, "get something fun next time" because next time the definition of "something fun" might
really change.
It is interesting to see how the prices of many older manual sports cars have recently started to increase...