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OK, my last post I didn't see the OP that you occasionally track and have good experience driving a stick.
One thing to keep in mind is the torque converter can help with turbo lag, just saying if you plan on that.
For you this is a tough decision. A manual generally takes more abuse and will last much longer than an Auto. Its also much less expensive to maintain a manual in general. But in start stop traffic, the clutch, throwout bearing, and slave cylinder will take a beating. Good with the clutch so that will probably not be an issue but the slave cylinder and throw-out bearing will hit more cycles than normal, because you push in/out a million times. Some of the track drivers are reporting better luck with the auto for non-pros, gurus, whatever you want to call it.
It really boils down to how long you want to keep the car. In 100k miles I'll bet my last paycheck that the stick will be worth a lot more than the auto. Like I mentioned in the other thread that its not "easy" to fix an auto especially a 6 speed auto. But if this is a three year car for you thats probably not an issue.
Tough call.
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