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7th August 25, 01:41 AM
#26
 Originally Posted by jsrnephdoc
Sometimes, better DOES win out.
And after you pay the wrecker for getting you out of a mudhole a manual would have gotten you out of for free, you finally understand why the
manual is superior. Growing up around swamps, you learn things. I grew up with a guy who would borrow his father's 1963 283 Bel Air three
on the tree and beat 396 Chevelles with Hurst 4-speeds. And could and did outshift Chrysler's pushbutton automatic that was supposed to be
the fastest transmission on the planet. I've talked to over-the-road drivers who drive company owned automatics because that's what they are
issued, but when they buy, their own money goes manual. Tight spots, no question. Admittedly these are personal opinions, but well informed,
hard earned personal opinions.
(For those unfamiliar, three on the tree is a three-speed manual mounted on the steering column, not the floor.)
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