I wish people were willing to "THINK"... Driving a car should be fun, thinking like an auto with a manual is such fun, it give a new understanding to driving. I do not and am not the fastest person on a road, but when I am in a car with a manual, I feel more connected. I do not have to be faster than a guy in a car who just needs to press an electric gas pedal and have a computer adjust a car to blow me away....I want to drive off and say to my wife, whaja think of that? And she says, "with all that noise, is there something wrong with the car?" and I say, "doesn't that smell great?" As I merge on a ramp and there is a SUV that passes me with ease! I still can smile....knowing that that Macan GTS is much faster than what I got. BUT, I "worked" it and it was fun.....Days gone by.