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Originally Posted by omasou
IMHO the only reason manual have persisted this long is b/c
1) offers a lower cost option
2) they were fuel efficient
Modern DCT and automatics are killing #2
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Well, there's the whole being in control and not just handing over one more thing to a computer thing and just knowing how to do it.
I can buy split firewood, but I prefer to do it myself. Same thing here.
And for most cars it hasn't been a cheaper option for years. Car manufacturers would prefer you to take the DCT/auto for fleet averages. Ultimately this is what will kill manuals for all but the fringe sports cars like the Miata and Boxster and likely Corvette since they seem to have returned to sanity.