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Old 01-31-2018, 12:48 PM   #89
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Originally Posted by ermax View Post
Downshifting with proper rev matching, heel toe braking... on and on. I've been driving manuals for 20+ years. Nothing mondain about it. Like I said before.. if you only shift up through the gears like a good boy then yeah it becomes mondain. But there is more to it than that. If that really was all there was to it then I would be driving autos myself because then it would be all about shifting speed and obviously the auto wins there.
I have very little opportunity to do performance shifting and driving on my commute. Every mile driven is not 10/10 and all out speedracer. I have been driving for 45 years and yes the normal everyday drive is mondain even with a MT. If you are talking performance driving I am in total agreement but how many of these things actually get driven that way on a day to day basis (unless by some asshat that thinks the street is his track)?
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