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Will Manual Cars Ever Be Obsolete?

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Old 02-15-11, 09:26 PM
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^^^^Same here. Now that I have no car, I've been looking to get a manual transmission car again. If I can manage I know exactly the car I'm getting. I hope manual transmissions don't go away because most of us are not race car drivers looking to shave off a few tenths of a second off our lap, but just want something that makes us feel that we are in control of our cars. I grew up on manual transmission cars so its second nature. I haven't had one in about 4 years now and really miss rowing the gears.
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Old 02-16-11, 10:08 PM
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Some BMW M models for instance don't have stick shift options, correct? Heck, I think even Bimmer is studying the idea of dropping stick-shift in the next-gen M5 PERMANENTLY.

If this is true, well, then it's the sign of the times
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Old 02-16-11, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CK6Speed
^^^^Same here. Now that I have no car, I've been looking to get a manual transmission car again. If I can manage I know exactly the car I'm getting. I hope manual transmissions don't go away because most of us are not race car drivers looking to shave off a few tenths of a second off our lap, but just want something that makes us feel that we are in control of our cars. I grew up on manual transmission cars so its second nature. I haven't had one in about 4 years now and really miss rowing the gears.

No car? sold your nsx?
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Old 02-16-11, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by KA8
No car? sold your nsx?
Dude, where you been? Sold the NSX in 2006. Had an E46, SC400, LS400, ES300, GS430 and a bunch of other daily drivers since. By the way, I'm looking into getting another NSX soon
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