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Originally Posted by mvfjet

I learned to drive manual by watching my brother drive his 2001 SS. It helps you get a mental picture, and the sound of the engine as the clutch begins to engage. My wife on our first date had to drive us home in my 5 speed mach 1 because I got effed up. Even she said with the torque of a v8 it's almost impossible to stall and because you only have to give it about 2 MM of throttle to move the car. I also test drove an A8 SS and I didn't like it either. When you're taking an on ramp hard or bending a corner you don't want to make sure the transmission doesn't shift on you mid corner.

Isn't that what manual mode is for?

I've only owned sticks and this order I went auto. This will be my daily driver in a lot of stop and go traffic. I look forward to having the auto for the daily drive, and the manual mode for the thrill rides.