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Originally Posted by cwl011
It is personal preference at this point.
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Pretty much this.. now, if you're going to be a big time track rat, whether straight or twisty, you'll probably have some more specific need of one over the other.. But, for the vast majority of owners and what we'll ever put them through and the lack of most of us caring down to hundredths of precision and such..
All preference.. Manuals will be more "fun" for some and give you a more direct feel over the engine power. Autos are no longer sloppy slushboxes and will be more consistent more often.
As a manual, you'll have a hard time out driving an auto in straight lines.. Roll races will be debatable depending on the MPH you start from. Auto can potentially overheat itself and disregard your commands on a road course, but you'll save your left leg in traffic.
Auto is more forgiving on the driveline on DRs with drags. Manuals allow you to slip as needed, at the expense of the clutch life.
Remote start options in Auto. Manual is in car only.
Manual shifts very smooth and isn't notchy. Auto can lightly slip in to gears or kick hard on command.
Manual you can choose to skip a gear up or down. Auto you go up or down at its desire or have to manually tap through the numbers quickly.
I'd be more prone to say, pick what you're going to do with the car for most of your ownership and go from there.
Both are perfectly fine transmissions.