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Originally Posted by Harvey Specter
MT's are hard to find and are going up in value especially the V8 MT because the new R8 won't have MT nor a V8 so it's a future classic. If you have the money and find a clean, low mileage V8 MT I would honestly buy it and tuck it away.
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There is a strong demand for the 6 speed, yet companies left, right, and center are doing away with manual transmissions.
I guess it's not an issue in the new market, because those who buy new exotics are probably buying them for the status. But once these cars hit the used market and folks like us are buying them, the manual transmission becomes the proverbial unicorn.
What goes around, comes around.
Does anyone remember back in the day when it was impossible to find a clean, 5 speed Accord wagon?
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Originally Posted by Z3guy
I have driven both and they feel like completely different cars. The 6sp was a joy to drive....feels like a more refined Lambo Gallardo. The auto was just way to jerky to drive regularly.....
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I have found the floppy shifters to be jerky on a daily drive since day one. I hated the F355 shifter, and I hated the F360 the same. The 430 was a little better, and the 458 has seen some nice revisions. But nothing beats the linear action of a leg, as opposed to high pressure switches reacting to pulsating solenoids.
I sold my STi back in May, and really miss not having a manual transmission in the garage.
