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Cars you'd buy if you could get them with a MT

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I agree with a lot of these. And it's tragic that the 3er is on that list.

I probably only agree about half of them. Sadly I dont have any interest in the 3 series anymore

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Originally Posted by Jeff_DML (Post 562444)

I probably only agree about half of them. Sadly I dont have any interest in the 3 series anymore

I do wish more cars had a cost option to add a manual. In reality, my wife prefers an auto on her daily, so we wouldn't buy a manual wagon or 3er at this point, even if one was offered. If more sports cars had a manual I would have definitely widened my net when I got the Porsche, but i don't know I'd have bought something else at the end of shopping. The 4c is too small and minimalistic, the F-type would have scared me with jag reliability, a new z4 wouldn't have been able to measure up to a used 911, I would have ultimately turned my nose at the American offerings except maybe a c8, which I wouldn't have been able to get until who know when. I would have strongly considered a manual M2 vert.

Corvette.

Supra.

AMG GT.

These are cars I’d suddenly be hot after if they came with manuals.

Hence my tilting at the ZL1 windmill for now.

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Originally Posted by Josh (PA) (Post 562450)

Yes. To all of this. I do have a troublesome left knee. Is it bad enough to make me miserable with my only car as a manual? I do worry about that. I would risk the weekend/fun car being a manual, but don't think I can go there with my only car. The knee is not likely to get any better, and will probably get worse.

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Originally Posted by wdc330i (Post 562453)

Luckily, you can get the M3 in DCT.

Supra needs a MT option badly. Always thought that alfa 4c should too but it is EOF.

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Originally Posted by Nick M3 (Post 562455)

Luckily, you can get the M3 in DCT.

Yep. Although, admittedly, less exciting.

There are so few cars with manuals anymore that the real answer is that I'd consider anything with a manual. Doesn't mean I'd buy it, but I'd certainly give it some thought.

At this point, the more interesting question for me is what happens when I need to replace the M3. Maybe a new M3, but that sounds like $$$$. Maybe something used. But I have zero interest in a high performance ICE car with a DCT or automatic. I just won't buy one.

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Originally Posted by JST (Post 562458)

Accord sport with 6mt?