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Old 12-02-2011, 06:44 PM   #32
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Originally Posted by Aki View Post
Your friends don't enjoy manual transmission cars then.

I hear people complaining about gear shifting in traffic yet live in rural areas areas, lol. I've been stuck an hour in downtown San Francisco, dealing with hills 'n such and not once did I ever think "this would be better/easier in an automatic."

The only thing that makes a manual tedious is if the clutch pedal is really stiff. The 86 pedal is light, so no such problem.

It's actually the opposite for me--I find automatic transmissions more tedious in stop and go, because automatics always want to move forward when you ease off the brake. Which means you have to press the brake down harder to stay stopped. Granted cars like BMW have an "auto hold" feature, but why bother?
This. If you are intersted in this car, do yourself and the car a favor and get the manual. You will thank us later.
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