Ive never driven a manual before. I test drove auto fr-s for a short 5 minutes, I was really intrigued by its auto, manual mode was fun and I liked the response. But I told myself its time to learn.
I signed up for MT fr-s, was scared shitless. I took a couple of lessons on MT beforehand. I hated the clutch with passion for the first month or so. Now 3 and a bit months later, I love it. I'm not perfect with it yet, but I can't wait to drop in the seat and start rowing it (if there's no traffic ahead
), rev matching was a fun concept to learn... It took a lot of work to love it, some of it was sitting in traffic for 10 minutes almost every morning, but I made it
. For some, it may take only little time, for me I found it was good 2 months when I started feeling really good about it... The only thing I'm missing from auto tranny is the auto-creep when applying no brakes, which I find perfect for snoozing and slugging around in the traffic situation. Pick whichever you like, its all good, they are all fun
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