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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
I would have agreed with you until a couple years ago. Manual sucks now, it's inferior in every regard, worse performance, poorer gas mileage, money shifts, and terrible at holding higher horsepower. Sure you can buy a performance clutch, but I've had one that made my left leg shake in stop and go traffic. There's a reason companies like Ferrari have basically abandoned the manual, it's a relic and isn't competitive anymore.
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I'm heading this way as well, but for different reasons. I think it's because I'm getting older and the traffic is getting worse in the city. For me a manual is less about fuel economy, performance, etc.; it's about being more a party to the driving experience versus just being a passenger with a steering wheel (an exaggeration). If there was no traffic anywhere I'd take a manual every time, regardless of performance. Now, most of my driving is in traffic and I'm sick of manuals except for those rare times when traffic is light. I know I'd never buy another manual as a daily driver. As a second car I still would for now, but even those days are probably numbered.