Originally Posted by Jordo!

I give it less than 25 years. Much less. Every serious performance car has a manumatic of some sort, no real motorsport uses anything resembling a traditional standard, and for many exotics it isn't even on the menu. It will become exclusively an economy option and then eventually eliminated entirely. It will be as easy to find as a carburetor on a new car.

Well before everyone has electric car, that's for sure.