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I drive manual because it makes me feel like I am more connected with the car. Autos rarely have the exact shift point in mind that I do and it just irks me. Also, most autos did not have locking torque converters in my day, and it made the it feel like driving in sand. The revs could be way ahead of the transmission, so it made it hard to know how fast I am going based on sound alone. I know that sounds odd, but in many cars with a manual you know how fast you are going within a few mph just based on rpm pitch and what gear you are in. This is handy if you like to accelerate hard in the corners without breaking the speed limit of the straight you are going onto, and you don't want to look down. I bought this car because I like taking corners near the limit without speeding.
I hear this car has a great auto with a locking torque converter and paddle shifters, and almost considered test driving it, but I did not like the final drive ratio as much.
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