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Manual shifting an automatic transmission = fail. Be a MAN and get an actual tranny that can be shifted. I was just stuck in bumper to bumper traffic for an

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Old 10-07-2015, 03:44 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Manual shifting an automatic transmission = fail.

Be a MAN and get an actual tranny that can be shifted.

I was just stuck in bumper to bumper traffic for an hour and it didn't bother me one bit with the 6MT.



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ooooops! Some future Porsche owners right there!
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posted this in the premium section. But what the hell. I'll leave this here for everyone.

https://youtu.be/3XoVCys2x9I
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Oh man! Can you imagine how fast it would be with an AT?????
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Oh man! Can you imagine how fast it would be with an AT?????


That guy driving the Porsche seems like an AT driver
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