Fair enough. I can't explain it, and I don't expect anyone else to either. It's honestly a mystery to me why I prefer the MT, but I try not to overthink it. There's a part of my brain that feels really good when I nail that perfect heel and toe downshift. It's a man/machine type of connection, call it "Automo-Chi"?
(That's the last word I make up today, I promise).
Hey, some guys like blondes, others, brunettes. If we were all the same the world wouldn't be interesting, right? But you're absolutely correct that the paddleshifter, dual clutch, whatever, is more advanced and superior to MTs from a numbers point of view.
That reminds me of an example I mentioned in an earlier thread about progress and technology making things better than they were before. Velcro straps on shoes are far "better" than back-ass old school laces. They're faster and easier to strap than laces, never come unstrapped accidentally and trip you, and they even make a really satisfying sound when unvelcro'ed. And yet I'd be willing to bet you're wearing laces right now, despite the clear and overwhelming advantages of velcro.
