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Originally Posted by Air&Road
I have driven several hundred thousand, if I added it up, probably over a half million miles in the DFW area including crowded stop light to stoplight as well as jammed up freeways almost entirely with a manual transmission. I didn’t love the traffic, but I didn’t mind at all handling a manual under those conditions. As I stated earlier, I ENJOY driving a manual transmission. In fact, stop and go traffic is more enjoyable with a manual because I get to shift more.
For me it is the opposite. In cruising I don’t get to shift, so an automatic is not as much fun out here in the boonies.
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You nailed it right there! Engaging my Corvette from a dead stop in 1st gear is what I live for. I take the feeder/access road to and from my health club 4 miles away from my home, so that I can shift more. The C7 M7 also has Rev Match which negates the need to heel-toe when driving - especially for the hot rodders. It's simply the best Corvette ever made. I loved my new 1977 C3 L82 I bought in 1976. It was a great car, but it was the A3 turbohydramatic transmission. Not all that fun to drive, but a beautiful car.