I think you hit the nail on the head when it comes to driving a manual! Personally it's all about driving engagement and enjoyment and you just don't get the same feeling from driving an automatic. I don't care about 0-60, lap times, or whatever, just give me a great, fun-to-drive manual transmission.
I’m 52 years old and just bought a MK8 manual for all the reasons you just discussed… Last year 6spd etc. (soon to be mostly electrics right?). My first car was a 1989 Volkswagen GTI, I had two Mazda Miatas both manual and had to give it one last shot at a six speed… I hope the own the car for a long time. I too have been driving automatics for too long and I felt like something was missing and you talking about going out and driving and just feeling the car and feeling at one and relaxing to blow off steam, really brought me back many years. Cheers. Enjoying your channel and previous reviews. It’s too bad we can’t get a Porsche in manual anymore 😢
Thanks for your kind words and comment. Great choices! The Miata is one of my favourite cars ever and the GTI is great. We have a 2015 GTI. I told my wife I am extremely grateful she let me get the R because I am really, really enjoying it. I hope to do some videos with it over the next year and I too hope to keep it a longtime.
I think you hit the nail on the head when it comes to driving a manual! Personally it's all about driving engagement and enjoyment and you just don't get the same feeling from driving an automatic. I don't care about 0-60, lap times, or whatever, just give me a great, fun-to-drive manual transmission.
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I’m 52 years old and just bought a MK8 manual for all the reasons you just discussed… Last year 6spd etc. (soon to be mostly electrics right?). My first car was a 1989 Volkswagen GTI, I had two Mazda Miatas both manual and had to give it one last shot at a six speed… I hope the own the car for a long time. I too have been driving automatics for too long and I felt like something was missing and you talking about going out and driving and just feeling the car and feeling at one and relaxing to blow off steam, really brought me back many years. Cheers. Enjoying your channel and previous reviews. It’s too bad we can’t get a Porsche in manual anymore 😢
Thanks for your kind words and comment. Great choices! The Miata is one of my favourite cars ever and the GTI is great. We have a 2015 GTI. I told my wife I am extremely grateful she let me get the R because I am really, really enjoying it. I hope to do some videos with it over the next year and I too hope to keep it a longtime.
Driving manual is the best way for sure we used to have one of each car and then would just fight over who takes the fun car to work lol
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