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Originally Posted by The Stig's U.S. Cousin
I'm planning on getting a 2007 BMW 328i coupe. I have heard that if i don't get it in manual i will be losing a lot of power and that's not what i want. I would love to get the manual, but my parents don't agree. My parents have only come up with three reasons
1.) The insurance is more expensive.
2.) It's a distraction.
3.) There is a smaller market for them therefore its harder to sell.
If you have any thoughts i would love to hear them, so i can hopefully put together a decent argument, and get my manual. Also if you are a parent yourself, would you rather have your kid driving a manual or auto?
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I came from a manual STI and got an auto. I miss the manual
Here is my take:
1. Is it really? By how much? My guess is that its insignificant.
2. Its not, once you get used to it. You are actually more aware of the surroundings as you need to know if you have to upshift or downshift.
3. Supply is low, you would get a better deal out of a manual than a common automatic.