Many Americans enjoy driving manual over automatic. One of the reasons I was such a fan of audi for years was the combination of all wheel drive and manual transmission.

It really saddens me to see Audi killing the manual. I can only guess the A4 manual options will disappear soon as well.

It may be time to look elsewhere after many many years of being a VW / Audi loyalist.
I'm now looking towards BMW and Cadillac for my next car in 2014.

Please audi - bring it back! Don't lose me. I'm a good customer.