JT Si
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It's not. I was 30 when I bought my 2018 Si.I hope its not just us old guys buying all these MTs!
I plan on buying a sports car in the next couple years that will be manual, as well.
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It's not. I was 30 when I bought my 2018 Si.I hope its not just us old guys buying all these MTs!
First of all I think its cool that you keep in touch with the ecobox Honda forum. But why? Are we that lively? I think the Civic has become the over-achiever and the do-it-all car. Just pick your flavor. Its hard to do everything. Somewhere there will be compromises.I'm glad this post got resurrected! For some of you new guys on this forum, I moved on from my 2018 Si to a Lexus IS350 with a 6 speed auto, and I totally don't regret it. I'm 53 years old and grew up on manuals, that's all I drove in the 80's and 90's until I got married. Then went back to my roots driving the Si with a 6 speed, and it was fun...for awhile. Unfortunately driving in traffic for 2 years just got pretty old, pretty fast. That and sciatic nerve pain...
For the overall driving experience, a manual is unbeatable. I'm with you geezers on that . But when it comes to performance, the auto has the advantage. And for the daily commute, especially those that have to drive through traffic, or even long distance trips, the auto wins.
I do plan to get into a manual for a weekend car. I'm planning on doing an MR2 engine swap, I have a Camry V6 engine sitting and waiting for a 6 speed manual MR2, maybe next year...
I still have friends here...plus I haven't turned off notifications yet...LOLFirst of all I think its cool that you keep in touch with the ecobox Honda forum. But why? Are we that lively? I think the Civic has become the over-achiever and the do-it-all car. Just pick your flavor. Its hard to do everything. Somewhere there will be compromises.
Back to the subject, I am getting older too. I wish I was shifting gears every second or fairly often. In the right car its a joy. The way cars are today especially the Civics , the work is almost as soft as a video game. Its pretty soft but thankfully there are the little clicks in the shifter, the throws, and slight resistance in the clutch. Any more softness for me and I won't feel a thing!
Glad to see you're still active on here, even if I got rid of the civic I would probably be stuck on these forums for a bit ahah such a good group of people hereI still have friends here...plus I haven't turned off notifications yet...LOL