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Scotty A said:I completely respect your opinion, but my point is that you just don't see much debate about any of these features on modern cars. They are mostly accepted as improvements over the older manual processes. Except of course for tail fins and vinyl roofs, which seem to have come back on the BMW 645.


I respect your opinion too, but I think there is still legitimate debate about many of those items when it comes to focused sportscars - even the brand new Lotus Elise/Exige dispenses with many of them and many feel the car drives much better for it...

Sure, maybe one day the manual gearbox will be thought of in the same terms as vinyl roofs and tail fins are considered today, but I hope not