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Originally Posted by USAFS197

Lol. I was in the same boat some years back when I was a younger man. Nothing would turn me off to a car more than seeing that it was an automatic and a convertible (trucks are also a complete pass/deal breaker in any form). While I've gotten over the automatic part, a convertible is still a 100% deal breaker for me and I'll never own a truck.

But if it makes you guys feel better, both of my 1LE's were manual transmission cars. But now I value sheer metrics over perceived driver engagement. I feel just as engaged driving my DCT cars as I ever did driving my manual transmission cars.

Different strokes, different folks. But back to my point, I'd still get a 1LE of any trim Camaro before I got a standard model.

Glad to hear the DCT filled the void for you. I have had the opportunity to sample the DCT in someone's modded RS3 as well as the A10 on a newer 1SS. I appreciated them for what they are and I value their performance advantage, but I know myself and would find it boring after just one day. I might consider a truck with the A10 as my next daily. My M6 LT1 will be 4 years old soon, and to this very day, I still get a goofy smile on every WOT shift, just as I did when it was brand new.