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Old 03-14-2005, 11:34 PM  
Young
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Originally Posted by eamedia
automatic, automatic... id rather walk
get used to it, manual gear boxes will soon be all but gone. Don't be fooled....these cars aren't fitted with "steptronic" (aka torque converters) they are REAL electrohydrolic gearboxes. Once you drive a Ferrari with paddle shifters, or even an M3 with SMG II. You will all but forget about manuals. Cars are now utilizing the same technology found in F1 racing cars....you don't hear those guys complaining and they're doing 210 down straightaways
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