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Originally Posted by naikaidriver
Jesus...
To call some of you guys "militant" would be an understatement. More like the Al Qaeda of the motoring world would be more accurate.
From the way some of you sound you are a heartbeat away from setting fire to sports cars with an auto.
Automotive enthusiasts are a dying breed in an age of hybrids, emissions regulation, safety requirements and tree huggers. WE are the minority in the automotive consumer market as a whole and you guys want to draw dividing lines between us? Great move.
Toyota and Subaru came together to provide a fantastic, affordable sports car that purists can buy with a manual and the ability to turn off all the electronic nannies in 5 seconds and you STILL feel the need that to belittle people who contribute to this VERY narrow market by purchasing other versions of these cars simply because their needs/wants are different from your own. I just don't understand your logic or how you people feel that you are contributing to anything other than hate and discontent in our own community.
I find it as deeply saddening as I do troublesome for enthusiasts as a whole.
Scott
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Everything you said seems ridiculous to me... Automotive enthusiasts are not a dying breed, and hybrids have nothing to do with that. I have friends with manual transmission hybrids that modify them, take them to the track regularly, and beat the shit out of them, does this sound like something someone with an automatic sportscar would do? I think they would understand the concept of a driver's car more than some people on here seem to.
No one is belittling anyone, it's just a difference of opinion on the matter. Sales of these cars seem to be proving that it's not a very narrow market. My personal opinion though is that the car should have only been offered in manual transmission, not unlike the S2000. It weeds out all the people that want something "cute" that they can commute in and think they're a race car driver while doing it, and offers the car up to people to truly experience everything the car has to offer. Call it what you want, but there is no arguing the simple fact that an automatic car is not a driver's car... As far as you being saddened by it, grow some balls and stand behind what you believe in. Why should other's opinions affect you?