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Originally Posted by Thunderguts
It takes more skill to shift a manual transmission properly than any other facet of driving a car unless you are a professional racer on the limit. Even then, a proper heel-toe downshift is one of the most difficult things you can master.
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Ohhh my.
Millions of truck drivers, many of whom aren't that bright, learn to not only drive big rigs but shift them clutchless in a few days. And you can learn to competently heel toe a car on track with a few hours of practice. Maybe you haven't had the practice, but that's a separate issue. These skills are not difficult.
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Originally Posted by duder13
Nope. Some people enjoy mastering the journey as much as the destination.
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The first car I owned was manual because I wanted to become competent at driving a manual. I loved learning to drive manual, and when I got on track I loved learning how heel-toe actually works. But none of it took very long to learn or was difficult. I knew that my future performance cars are better off being sequential or sans-transmission. And that is exactly the world I live in now.
Go to the track and you too can learn to shift like Senna.