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I often wonder if there was as much gnashing of teeth in the old days when electric starters replaced hand cranks, mechanical fuel pumps replaced hand pumps coming through the dashboard, and ignition spark automatically advanced by vacuum/centrifugal means instead of a lever in the middle of the steering wheel. Automatics and computer controlled manual transmissions have come a long way from the automatics of the 1950's to 1980's. Is the lack of a clutch pedal such a loss of control over the car when gears can still be manually controlled if desired? When the hotshoes on Porsche's payroll set lap records at the Nurburgring in PDK cars and say they just leave it in drive and let the computer shift for them, I have to think the PDK must be pretty good.
My Boxster is a manual, and all of my other sports cars have also been manual, but I've had lots of cars with automatics that have been fun too.
PS, choice is good though, glad to see manuals are still being offered.
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