I am in the market for an 05 or 06 S40 t5 to replace my 05 2.4i automatic. Its hard to find one with a manual transmission. Hard enough to find any T5's actually, anyways. Has anyone driven both? I want to see if its worth waiting for a manual to come along or just jump on an automatic.

I dont do to much driving in traffic so it should not be an issue with a manual.

Any thoughts?

 

My T5 is auto FWD and the transmission is pretty decent. It is much improved over my '02 S40 as far as shift response and knowing when to shift. However, I have heard good things about the manual and I would have one if my wife could drive one.

This is for a 2010 but the tranny is the same as the '05.
http://forums.swedespeed.com/zerothread?id=128502

Stan