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Old 05-26-2020, 09:39 PM   #861
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Old 05-27-2020, 11:39 AM   #862
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I still enjoy driving a MT. We've (nearly) always have had an AT car and that has been a wise decision. At this point we are happy enough with our cars that it's hard to imagine the next car not being electric. Although, as I mentioned, the LR4 might become enough of a dinosaur that we use it for niche jobs and may get a mid-size hybrid for my wife at some point. Maybe.

But for me, I can't imagine a P-car not in MT. Unless I win the lottery and get a GT3RS.
There are some days when I’m lost in thought and I don’t even remember how I got home. Let alone shift gears to get home.

It’s deeper than second nature to me. I’m probably even more of a purist than you because I commuted to/from Cambridge (shithole) in a non-power steering 85 targa. With a clutch heavier than your mother in law.

I think in heavier vehicles the clutch and driveline lash bothers me more. In lighter cars I really don’t find manual transmissions to be all that bad even in traffic.

The last car that really bothered me was the CTS-V? The clutch on the 996TT is a bear, but I still found that to be just fine in heavy traffic.

Automatics are better than ever so I”m sure it’s still fun. But I would never, for example, have wanderlust about a McLaren or a new C8 just because it’s PDK. That just has zero appeal to me. I get the argument that “it’s faster” but isn’t it even more amazing if “I’m keeping up with you with three pedals”?
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Old 05-27-2020, 01:00 PM   #863
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There are some days when I’m lost in thought and I don’t even remember how I got home. Let alone shift gears to get home.

But I would never, for example, have wanderlust about a McLaren or a new C8 just because it’s PDK. That just has zero appeal to me. I get the argument that “it’s faster” but isn’t it even more amazing if “I’m keeping up with you with three pedals”?
This is 100% me. We got the 911 primarily because it offered a manual. I drive the 135 w/ manual daily to from work on a 22mile commute that varies from highway to stop and go congestion and have no issue popping in and out of neutral to sit through 4 red lights.
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Old 05-27-2020, 01:06 PM   #864
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This is 100% me. We got the 911 primarily because it offered a manual. I drive the 135 w/ manual daily to from work on a 22mile commute that varies from highway to stop and go congestion and have no issue popping in and out of neutral to sit through 4 red lights.
Back when I drove a manual in DC traffic, I never minded much. I actually felt it gave me something to do. I didn't like driving an automatic where I always had to have my foot on the brake when stopping. Auto-H sort of solves that, although my 2 does not have it.
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Old 05-27-2020, 05:10 PM   #865
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Back when I drove a manual in DC traffic, I never minded much. I actually felt it gave me something to do. I didn't like driving an automatic where I always had to have my foot on the brake when stopping. Auto-H sort of solves that, although my 2 does not have it.
Yeah back when I had my manual e46, I remember liking that it gave me something to do in traffic. But after a long stint in stop and go traffic, I remember my lower back (not my leg) would start to kill.
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Old 05-27-2020, 05:13 PM   #866
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The 911 is a completely liveable everyday car ...

I try to drive it at least once a week but maybe because I am getting older I really like driving my 540 and I also find I really like the Cayman ... I think it sometimes has to do with the 911 being a manual ... something is so much easier about driving an automatic car.
Yeah- I could see choosing the automatic most of the time if it were there.
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Yeah- I could see choosing the automatic most of the time if it were there.
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Old 06-01-2020, 05:10 PM   #868
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The 911 is a completely liveable everyday car ...

I try to drive it at least once a week but maybe because I am getting older I really like driving my 540 and I also find I really like the Cayman ... I think it sometimes has to do with the 911 being a manual ... something is so much easier about driving an automatic car.
Did a bunch of errands in my wife's RRS this weekend. Its just such a nice, satisfying vehicle to drive for daily driving. Took it on some windy but crappy "B" roads to the supermarket and its fun to be able to blast over bumps and potholes without caring. Was thinking that the same drive in a 911 actually would've been less enjoyable due to having to slow down, scraping the front bumper, etc. Anyway, again just got me thinking about how much I'd actually use a sports car. Maybe I need a safari 911.

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