waterman
Well-Known Member
I understand that I will never be as fast as I could be rowing gears as I would be having my gears shifted for me by a computer. With that said, the experience (for me) is much more ethereal in analog than it is in digital. My connection with the car is so much more sublime in manual. When I am in that place, I will gladly give up a few 10ths per lap in exchange for the realization that it was my kindred bond with the guts of that machine that got me to my goals. As opposed to reaching that target via the latest digital technological innovation. Old school, I guess.
Whether on the track or on a Sunday drive, it's so much more satisfying to me to be an integral part of the mechanical workings in the alliance between me and my car.
If my livelihood depended on my lap times for food on the table and paying the bills; no brainer, give me the DCT. It doesn't, so I choose to fill my soul with the integral relationship between my skill set, my experience and my machine.
No question. If I was in the market for a GT500 or a C8, I'd hold out for the manual.
Whether on the track or on a Sunday drive, it's so much more satisfying to me to be an integral part of the mechanical workings in the alliance between me and my car.
If my livelihood depended on my lap times for food on the table and paying the bills; no brainer, give me the DCT. It doesn't, so I choose to fill my soul with the integral relationship between my skill set, my experience and my machine.
No question. If I was in the market for a GT500 or a C8, I'd hold out for the manual.
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