Manual boxes all the way for me I'm afraid - 100%. Whilst I've had autos in the past (Range Rover, RS6, Audi allroad...), I too relish using driving skills built up over 37 years of driving. Electronically synthesised Double de-Clutching is a crime, no matter how much it impresses the Playstation Generation as far as I am concerned and how could you not thrill to the feeling of a perfectly executed Heel & Toe as you approach your favourite downhill right?!
I have in fact now ethnically cleansed all auto's from the fleet and am proud of the fact - manuals need defending or they will become extinct, sunk by the wholly misleading drive by industry for posted lower carbons on the spec sheets. In fact Mrs R1NGA has the worlds best manual gearbox on her S2000 and it is a joy to stir, always.
Guess I'm Old-Skool then...?!
