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He said that the manual was 30/40k more than the SS and that's more about exclusivity. He said he didn't really bond with it even though it was a cool car as the clutch peddle was long, the bite point high and he spend the day stalling. The SS doesn't give you this problem. He said don't get hung up on the manual as the SS is just as good if not better......The salesman out the end said the Vantage V12 S was always made to have the SS3 box from the outset so the manual was really a novelty at the end of the life of the car.
Thanks, Andy. That sounds about right. I think the earlier V12 manuals might even be a better manual box but the manualised robotised ( ) later box seems to have something of a snob value associated with it. Real men drive manual cars etc etc. Mike at Bamford Rose reckoned that 7-sp dogleg run-out manual was not additive to the driving experience. He is pretty opinionated, though, Also reckoned the GT12 was a bit pointless (he right be right!). He is quite keen to replace the headers on mine and uncork its 600hp, so his ideas are not entirely with merit. It's entirely unecessary, but it might be fun.
Anyway, I love my SSiii. It's smooth, plenty quick enough (not as fast as the 599 TCU I was running on my MC Shift in normal mode but faster in hypershift mode) and perfectly engaging without being intrusive. The change times on downshift are incredibly fast and smooth. I love it.
As was noted earlier, personal taste. One man's meat, and all that.