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      04-27-2009, 05:19 PM   #6
barrym
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thanks again guys ..this info is really helpful. I didnt realise the current 6 sp auto blipped - that's REALLY cool as its one advantage that a good manual driver gets when they can rev match to help smooth downshifts and not lose momentum / smoothness etc ..I suck at this in a manual and I think i'm too old to both learning now given that the technology can arguably do it for you (even though for some stick-shift purist they would argue it takes the fun out) - in saying that if its good enough for F1 then I don't feel so embarrassed about driving auto plus my wife cant drive stick so needs to be an auto anyway ...

it sounds like the standard auto is really really good ... and not much of a disadvantage over latest DCT (and lets face it DCT is first gen so gremlins will exist I suspect)

I suppose the only thing that would piss me off is that if place order in around a month, with delivery in August - then find announcement that DCT is coming ....

Decisions / decisions - I'm not in big hurry so perhaps patience will reward
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