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      02-02-2015, 12:56 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by BigK View Post
I can't understand the notion of equating manual with fun and automatic with boring especially when most modern automatics have manual mode. For me, I don't wanna have to shift gears myself during daily commute in anything over $50k, people who like that clearly live in rural areas that have no traffic.
Well, generally they ARE more fun, you can do burnouts, its easier to drift. I think its that Manual = Sporty and Automatic = Luxury. And you usually have more fun in a sports car rather than a luxury car. Maybe its just a stereotype that manuals are more fun? You tell me.
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