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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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I hope they save the manuals too but the thing to understand from BMW's perspective is that the cost of development for a transmission is non-trivial. There have to be enough buyers so it's more complicated than just giving customers the choice.
I do hope that people from BMW read this forum because a lot of us will leave the brand of we can't get a third pedal.