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Old 12-24-2012, 09:36 AM   #363
OrbitalEllipses
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Originally Posted by ScionRacer View Post
I have the 6spd MT in mine.I have been diving standard shift for over 20 years.I like the control and the race car feel it provides.

At a young age,my father once told me that a sports car is not a "sports car" if its an automatic.When I questioned his wisdom with why they bothered building automatic versions,His reply was so women would buy them too.
That IS how automatics were marketed when they first became available. Funny story; I'd never owned a standard before this car, but drove a couple and knew enough about the dynamics of a standard gearbox that I felt comfortable getting one. It was a girl that practiced with me for a few hours to make me more comfortable. Granted she used to race and build Hondas, but a girl nonetheless.
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