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Originally Posted by Ernest72
I think that’s a perfectly fine way to think about it, but it does not make someone wrong or less of an enthusiast because they want to focus on steering and let an a transmission make decisions that are often better than humans. Not everyone is looking for the ultimate in engagement when they go to the grocery store or work. The world is big enough for both types of enthusiast and in between. I am a bit biased because I own only autos and will likely only own autos because so many times other people in my life needed to drive and no one can drive MT. And no, I have no plans on teaching everyone a skill they will likely never use, even though it would be a good skill to know, just like heel n toe ( which I suck at honestly).
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I wasn't attacking any enthusiast. I was more referring to the Porsche drivers referenced in what I quoted, driving for Porsche. For racing and proving you're faster and that a company wants to say they are superior. It makes sense to find an edge and making it an auto blip makes sense.
But for an auto enthusiast driving a manual transmission, learning to heel toe is just part of becoming more intune with the car. There is no intention to knock on any enthusiast, whether they drive a manual or automatic transmission.