Volley - again, I can't agree with you more. You know your stuff.
Chris - Wow factor.... trying to think of it, and put it into words.
We all know the sound of a muffstain (mustang) You know when it's shifting (referring to a manual) Manuals just sound mean. When I look at a mustang, and I see an auto (mustang, camaro, whatever) it looks boring, my daily driver is an auto, I buy I sports car, I wanna put a short throw shifter in there, I wanna bring up the "R's" right up to the rev limiter.
Keep in mind, changing the fluid id much easier to.
A lot less to go wrong with a manual.
It's cool to pull up next to someone and give it a rev without have to put it into neutral, or power-brake