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Originally Posted by mario486
I don't get it how you all can discount the X1 before the release spec is finalised or at the very least have driven one. Do you all decide on which car to go for based on paper spec?
1. I am a committed petrolhead
2. I love cars
3. I love manuals
4. I love driving
I thoroughly test drive every manufacturer and model within a set range of requirements, its part of the fun.
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At the risk of getting
, for myself (and maybe there are still others out there like me who are a dying breed), the manual transmission
is in the set range of requirements. Pretty much near the top, actually.
Sure, there are a lot of nice cars out there which are auto-only, and no doubt fun to drive in its own way. But at the end of the day, I ask myself, will I
eventually miss the joy of having the third pedal and rowing my own gears? The answer is still a resounding YES; so any vehicle that can't be had with an MT gets crossed off the list automatically.