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Old 04-03-2012, 07:53 AM   #11 (permalink)
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In the good old days,
Manuals were more efficient and more reliable.
In these new days manuals are still the same, but automatics have come a long way in their efficiency and reliability, while manuals are pretty much as they were.
The fact that they are still a little more reliable is a moot point, because of all the electronics that have been thrown at the engine it will likely let you down before either the auto or manual does.
I am old school manual, so I still think they are better, but it is getting much harder to argue the point these days, and besides that, in the near future there may not even be an argument as more and more models are coming out without the manual option at all.

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