I drive a 6MT, and it's the first stick I've ever owned. (Drove a coworker's Golf to learn, drove my friend's WRX once.) I test drove the 7AT when I was buying, but went for the manual because, well, I figured you're supposed to in a sports car. I do love the engagement of ripping through the gears when you're accelerating hard on an on ramp, but I wonder if I should have gone with the 7AT (particularly considering the fact that my master & slave cylinders died when I was four hours from home). I also do primarily highway driving, so I spend the majority of my time in 6th gear.
As far as the '13 model, I'm still not sold on the face. It's grown on me a little, and this is the first live-action I've really seen of the new look. I still hate the wheels though. Directional rims always look like they're from WalMart, IMO. Should have stayed with the 09-12, and just offered the gunmetal color. That blue is pretty awesome though.
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