Smiles per dollar is highest with a manual transmission "slow" car. A manual Mazda Miata is just so engaging and fun (and light!) in a way you can't electronica

Smiles per dollar is highest with a manual transmission "slow" car. A manual Mazda Miata is just so engaging and fun (and light!) in a way you can't electronically replicate. IMO, even the vaunted Porsche 911 manual box doesn't feel as nice (I think because cable vs direct mechanical linkage?).