With the exception of having "winter beaters" when I drove an MG as a college student, I have never willingly had an automatic. Wife prefers manual also. Research tells me that Subaru makes an automatic version of my WRX, but I've never seen one in the realz or at a club event
Not aware of any track record held by an automatic or automanual. Even a Formula 1 car isn't an automatic, it's a dry clutch robot transmission where hydraulics manipulate what at heart is a manual racing gearbox
Like others, I have a lot of work done that I used to do myself. I just use a Subaru specialty shop instead of the dealer. They're more worried about the quality of work they turn out because their reputation is fundamental to the health of their business. The dealer, not so much
Not aware of any track record held by an automatic or automanual. Even a Formula 1 car isn't an automatic, it's a dry clutch robot transmission where hydraulics manipulate what at heart is a manual racing gearbox
Like others, I have a lot of work done that I used to do myself. I just use a Subaru specialty shop instead of the dealer. They're more worried about the quality of work they turn out because their reputation is fundamental to the health of their business. The dealer, not so much