Originally posted by svtman21:
Originally posted by Beowulf:

As far as I am concerned, as long as you have a good left leg and a quick right hand, there is NO reason to buy an automatic.




Come on out to LA and sit in 4 hours of commuter traffic per day for 5-10 years. Then tell me there is NO reason to buy an automatic. My last 5 cars have been manuals because I am a die-hard 5-speeder, but some days it is extremely aggravating and I regret it. It's kind of a tease having a fast 5-speed car here as you can rarely unleash it, although I usually find a way.

Seriously though some days my left leg goes numb sitting in traffic. The times I get an automatic rental car (when the SVT is in the shop) are a welcome change. I need a damn hovercraft I think.



Yeah, I did that.

Sure, the clutch foot was sore afterwards, but driving over San Jacinto would have been much less fun in a ATX.

Just 5 minutes of full on fun 5 speed driving is worth the hours and hours I may spend in traffic.

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