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Old 10-22-2011, 06:36 PM   #210
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Originally Posted by madfast View Post
i believe it is a lack of good paddle shift trannies in the lower end of the pricing spectrum that is causing all the "hate". people need to drive a good auto-manual and experience firsthand how fun they can be. as fun as a manual? no of course not. but given the right car, like a ferrari, im sure 99% of people wont miss the manual because everything else is so involving. and that, imo, is the highest praise you can give an auto-manual. not that it's better than a manual, but that it doesnt take away from the driving experience.


And if you look at Motortrend best drivers car they awarded the 458 Italia the best drivers car regardless of it being offered with a manual. And Randy Pobst is a professional race car driver who even said he preferred the tranny in the 458 over the manual in the other cars that they tested which included Porsche's(and he loves Porsche's). My point? Not everybody is as close minded as the manual only guys.
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