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comment by Dream-Theater
Dream-Theater  ·  3430 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Who drives a stick shift?

I currently have both. My company utility is auto, and my personal car is manual.

I definitely prefer manual. One, I feel much more in control of the car, and there's something about the whole mechanical process of changing gears yourself.

I've also owned a 330rwhp/250rwkw Nissan 180sx, which I used on several circuits in Victoria, Australia, and an auto simply wouldn't have cut it for that style of driving. My current car (Mazda 6 MPS) is a bit of weekend release for me, and if that were auto, I'd almost feel as if I was driving my company car around, albeit a fair bit quicker.

Plus, heel toe is fun!