I won't be surprised that I might be getting something like a SUV when I get old. Or I might consider something like the mix of large sedan with performance such as Legacy turbo or Accord Euro R. People change as they got older, haha.haha, you are right on the 40s and 50s. I met an old friend of my mechanic and while having lunch we talk of old times. He was quite into some racing in his younger days and modded his car to be very low and now driving a SUV. This is his very words. Those days we mod our cars as low as possible, now that age have caught up our cars now we love them as high as possible.....lol
Driving manual is skill, paddle shift are considered aided .....hhahhahhaha
Paddle shifters feels lacking since you don't really need to release the throttle and step on it again. I always enjoy the sudden kicking feeling right after I release the clutch pedal and stepping on the throttle again after shifting. That sudden surge of power.
Since you are driving manual and you are in KL, is it really that bad being stuck in traffic jam while driving manual or you are already used to it?