[celsdogg]

A few things I just want to get down for the very few people that are like me. In no way is this a knock at folks who prefer different things, that's what makes life spicy. There have been a lot of good points for and against in this thread. Please don't take offense, these are just my thoughts on the matter.

I don't mind driving a clutch in traffic. I can crawl if I need to and I love the act of shifting itself, not the idea of driving a clutch. I do hate traffic though, but that is self explanatory.

To me, buying a manual car speaks to dedication to the art of it. Meaning that when I drive, I am pushing myself to do every action required perfectly every individual time and the chasing the ability to do that all the time, which as humans, is impossible. But is that dedication to the chase of perfection.

Yes, a DCT or modern torque converter auto can do it faster and better because its a computer or such. I dont want a computer doing my work. It is common to tout how much faster these autos are but most are not experienced in wringing every once of performance out of other aspects of the car. In that regard, I would not want to gain those few split seconds and lose the third pedal while not chasing times elsewhere. Not a worthwhile trade off for me. Of course, those with HPDE+ experience need not apply!

And while I agree that it is childish to lambast anyone else over trivial things, us manual diehards must remain positive and enthusiastic since there are so few of us and the unfortunate reality is that the 98% of people who dont care about driving dictate what happens to all of us.

Either way, enjoy the drive!