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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
I have definitely considered an Evora / S with a manual, but it took a lot of thinking and soul searching to figure out what I really want, and what I want is my old 4.7L V8 Vantage back. It's just such a damn good car. Even where it isn't (SportShift transmission, which is debatable because I liked it), a twin-plate clutch and lightweight flywheel transforms it. I saw this older gent pull up to the Garrison Woods Safeway in a well-kept black MG, and we chatted for a bit about it. He's had that car for thirty years, and that's what I think the AM V8V is to me.
So I'm working on making that happen now.
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I find a lot of the negative sentiments towards the single-clutch paddle shift cars are mostly perpetuated and amplified online by people parroting the auto journos who, let's face it, merely need something to say (aka, bitch about) - "it's rubbish" - and rarely by anyone with any real experience in them, thought I guess it's just a numbers game... very few cars relative to the number of opinions online!
I've owned several of the supposed worst offenders and have plenty of seat time in others, including a Vantage. Honestly, I've never really had a problem with any but one of them and have basically concluded that their crap reputation is mostly undeserved.
That's all to say - good for you for pursuing another Vantage and I wouldn't let the Sportshift dissuade me one bit. GL with the hunt!