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I guarantee you that if you go to a car meet or similar and you've got the manual version of said car, the majority will say "F-yeah, that's the right choice". There's still a very big love for manual transmissions in performance cars.
Many enthusiasts want that involvement. RARELY do you hear of a BMW/Porsche/VW manual owner wishing they had the auto, but you read countless posts of auto owners wishing they went manual after they realize that driving the auto is a bit boring/stale.
Automakers love automatics because:
1) They take the user out of the equation. They don't have to fight warranty claims because of syncro and clutch issues, abuse, mis-shifts, etc.
2) They have control over the automatics operating parameters.
3) They don't have to design a separate transmission and related parts. More profits!
4) Autos are more fuel efficient this help meet CAFE.
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The forest was shrinking, but the Trees kept voting for the Axe, for the Axe was clever and convinced the Trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.
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