I’m stuck on this personally. I love my manual, I have a tiny little Mazda 2 and I have driven that thing absolutely everywhere because I can control it better than any automatic I’ve ever driven. But I’ve been casually looking for a new car and I’d love to have an electric, but I don’t want to lose that level of control and everything I love about a manual.
What do you all think? What’s your take?
I have only once willingly purchased a car with an automatic, a 2020 VW GLI with DSG. It was awesome. I just traded it in a couple of weeks ago on a 2024 VW GLI with a six-speed. I doubt I go back to DSG even though they are technological marvels.
I’m old enough that this might be my last vehicle. I’ll be fine shifting my own gears until they take my license away.