Why did you get a manual

[Balr14]

Actually, it's the WRX that has the highest MT take rate in the industry. And it's not even close. The Mustang appears to be tops within the V8 2+2 segment (Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers).

Norm

It's not fair to count WRX/STI. They don't have a real alternative.

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[Adamone92]

You really have to treat low-production special models like the Type R and the GT350s separately from the question because of there being no choice. Not that adding 7000-ish GT350s to 50000-ish GTs @ 50% MT changes the overall mix all that much (56-ish% MT).


Norm

Makes sense. I figured. If the Honda s2000 were still made, that would be a nice one to add. Manual only

 

[IamCDNJosh]

I got a manual because it's likely the last manual I will own. Next car will likely be a DCT.

 

[m3incorp]

I've driven a 19 ZL1 1le and that was a blast.

Which is why im considering an ss 1le camaro

 

[Adamone92]

I've driven a 19 ZL1 1le and that was a blast.

A bit out of the range i want to pay right now, but they are amazing! There is a 2021 zl1 1le 10 speed auto at the dealer and it's nuts.

 

[TeeLew]

The counterpoint obviously being that if you were looking for an automatic that wasn't a CVT, you'd have ended up spending your money at somebody else's store.


Norm

Good point. I'd buy/drive an A10 car all day long, but a 'CVT only' automatic is a non-starter.

 

[Norm Peterson]

Good point. I'd buy/drive an A10 car all day long, but a 'CVT only' automatic is a non-starter.

For sure . . . and that's with some understanding of how they might at least in theory be the top choice for straight line acceleration.


Norm

 

[Rock&Roll]

I’d never buy a car like this with a automatic. I have no doubt the A10 is fast and great but all the fun is in the stick for me

 

[scotty]

Because I wanted a fun and engaging driving experience.
I don't care how much faster the auto may be... to me, there is nothing more boring than sticking it in drive and driving with one foot. And don't get me started on those laggy paddle shifters, lol.

 

[TeeLew]

It's worth noting that any reasonable modern racecar has a paddle-shift gearbox. I just don't want one to play with personally.

One of the guys I autocross with said to me, "You might like the experience of shifitng, but this is a _racecar_! I go with what's fastest." He's kinda right in that he does care about speed and the auto is somewhat faster. I just can't be that arsed to win an autocross to drive an auto every day. I _want_ it to be a difficult thing to do.

 

[Balr14]

I think the ZF 8 speed will be the "go to" transmission for many manufacturers before long. It's really good, much less complex than any DCT, more reliable and less expensive. BMW is switching over to it. Jaguar has been using it for several years. It's performance matches any DCTs I've driven.

 

[dafuture]

I bought a manual for the involvement and enjoyment. Driving a manual trans is cathartic for me; it's the way I de-stress.

 

[JRHolliday]

Hey Guys

I want to get a GT and can't decide if I should get a manual. I have never driven a manual car but getting a GT without a manual seems be just wrong, just wrong I say. Sad thing is that the wife can drive stick, I guess I could let her teach me, oh the embarrassment.

I'm guessing with 400 pounds of torque it can be that hard to learn.

An automatic may be faster and easier but

Hey Guys

I want to get a GT and can't decide if I should get a manual. I have never driven a manual car but getting a GT without a manual seems be just wrong, just wrong I say. Sad thing is that the wife can drive stick, I guess I could let her teach me, oh the embarrassment.

I'm guessing with 400 pounds of torque it can be that hard to learn.

Hey Guys

I want to get a GT and can't decide if I should get a manual. I have never driven a manual car but getting a GT without a manual seems be just wrong, just wrong I say. Sad thing is that the wife can drive stick, I guess I could let her teach me, oh the embarrassment.

I'm guessing with 400 pounds of torque it can be that hard to learn.

it is more fun to drive

Hey Guys

I want to get a GT and can't decide if I should get a manual. I have never driven a manual car but getting a GT without a manual seems be just wrong, just wrong I say. Sad thing is that the wife can drive stick, I guess I could let her teach me, oh the embarrassment.

I'm guessing with 400 pounds of torque it can be that hard to learn.

It is more fun to drive and that is what a sports car is all about.

 

[pyrophilus]

Ford says 50 percent of current Mustang GT buyers and 20 percent of Mustang EcoBoost buyers choose the six-speed manual.

At the end of my lease, I was originally planning on going into another EB 6MT for 2020.
I found it almost impossible to find:

EB Premium with 6MT and safe and smart.
I gave up on safe and smart and tried to find an EB premium 6MT without any packages, and the only ones I could find are HPP vehicles. Almost all of the EB that I found through Ford's Mustang finder had A10.

I was initially thinking that perhaps the problem with MT82 and people complaining was making Ford nudge dealers to order A10 EB Cars. But then as someone pointed out, MT82's don't seem to have much trouble (other than nibbling, which always makes me cringe but apparently doesn't do any real damage??) on EB's.

I guess another thing is that Ford wants to inflate the number of people that "want" the A10, by nudging dealers to order A10 cars? I guess it could justify whoever (whichever exec) is responsible for greenlighting the A10? I mean I can't see this not happening in a corporate world.

I always found it funny that many dealers (of all makes and models) told me that white and black cars are the most popular colors that people choose. But then they tell me this because I ask them why they only seem to have whites and blacks and very little of any other colors of many different makes and models)

So which came first? Dealers ordering majority white/black cars, and since customers buy them, it looks like customers prefer the white/blacks, or did customers actually prefer white/black cars, so dealers are only ordering those?

Likewise, I am skeptical about the data on the manual vs auto on mustangs. I look for manual EB's and it has always been hard to find one in my area (in '15 and '17). The dealers always told me that everyone wants automatic EB mustangs. But then I see automatic (A6 or A10) just sitting in dealer lots whereas whenever I find a 6MT, it would disappear so quickly off their inventory that I have to try to pull the trigger as fast as I could. I wonder what the take would be if dealers ACTUALLY had equal numbers of 6MT and A10 cars in their lots all the time (or even have 6MT EB's in their inventory at all).

 

[GMONSTAH]

I got a manual for the heck of it. I loved the Need for Green color and it was left over on the lot from '19 in Jan. 20 so they discounted it pretty good. I have driven a manual for most of my life with the exception of the past 14 years or so, so it wasn't a contemplation really. Honestly, it's kind of fun having a manual again after all these years. Added bonus no one is gonna ask to drive it or steal it...

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