^You getting old? Arthritis maybe?

 

Getting smart in my old age.

 

Different strokes for different folks...

I don't mind manual in traffic, I'm used to it. I know dual clutch systems are much faster than a human shifting, and can be super fun to drive. For me, personally, at this time a manual is more fun. My opinion could change at a later time.

Since manuals are getting harder and harder to find, it makes sense to me to accumulate a few.

 

Different strokes for different folks I guess. Everybody has a different idea though, I've been driving 6speed cars all my life and I'm not one bit tired of it. Hell, everyone in my family loves manual cars including my mother and sisters. Mother just picked up the new 650 with a six speed.

It's just so much more enjoyable. Been driving an paddle thingy M3 for a bit now because I basically stole it. Already ordering a replacement with a 6speed. Not enjoying the automatic M3 transmission at all.


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LOL hadn't seen that you wrote the same thing at the beginning.

 

manual 6spd ftw

 

They are talking about the next gen - meaning the 2018 model M5. A lot can change until then. Who knows we may have flying cars and talking animals!

 

Manuals will be gone within 10 yrs. That's why I need to get an early 911, an E30 M3, an S2000, and a few others. Everything else will be boring to drive. Dual-clutch cars are very efficient, but not a lot of fun unless you're on a track.

 

Makes me wonder what American companies like Chevy and Dodge will be doing in the near future when it comes to transmissions. Certain variants of the Corvette only come in a manual and you can't even get the Viper in an automatic so it is hard to see them with automatics anytime soon.

 

in euroland you got sticks on lower end cars,..you learn it at driving school,..
every crap car is a MT
so here it`s nothing special,..and more of a luxury to have an AT to save nerves in traffic
in the US it`s the other way round,..AT is standard,MT is something special,..for the car guys and "good drivers",..you can set yourself apart from the rest by knowing how to drive a stick properly,..it`s cool,almost fashionable

how many times does one drive his DD at the performance level where a stick makes fun?

not all that often compared to the time on sits in traffic or rolls down the highway in a massive stream of cars
PDK,DCT etc are good compromises here,..offering both manual and auto mode
plus it`s faster and being faster equates to fun as well
a bit digitalized,less raw etc but it does the job,e.g changing gears(fast)

a much much greater concern for me is the future of car weights and engine tech
a 2 tons M3 with a triple turbo 4 cylinder would be like...hell on earth

 

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