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Originally Posted by StealYourFace
Ok, I will go ahead and beat a dead horse.... who cares if the automatic is faster than the manual? It is a damned street car. A couple tenths of a second don't matter. The enjoyment and how the car makes you feel do.
Just like a Z06 might be faster than a Cayman GTS, but the cayman is a more gratifying experience.... to some. Moral of the story- just give people the choice.
He mentions that the number of people opting for manuals is decreasing... well that goes without saying! The availability is decreased dramatically!
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That's a primary reason. BMW has pushed the manual out as much as possible from dealer stock. People don't even ask as they have never seen one. They have on purpose turned it into a self fulfilling prophecy. I'm a two car guy. One SUV and then a manual for fun. They drop the manual I move on. This guy is the one responsible for no manual option on the RS-5 and now the new R8. Translation is he will drop the manual from bmw too.... F him.