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Old 03-04-2010, 09:42 AM
raymr raymr is offline
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Originally Posted by aklim View Post
I tried a stick once and thankfully, I sold it and didn't lose money. I haven't found a need for the stick drive except for autocrossing. City driving, they are a royal PITA. The only thing I can think of where it helps is if you want to have a sports car and want to fit the traditional image of a sports car to make the boys happy
With a light clutch and good solid shifter I think it makes driving a lot more fun. Love downshifting and using engine braking into turns, and then you are right in engine's sweet spot coming out. Sure, you can do that with an auto trans but after a while you kind of forget and don't bother.

Plus a few more Toyota drivers would still be alive if they were driving stick.
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