Just prior to lockdown, Mrs RP swore blind that she would never have a car with an electronic handbrake or an auto - her 3 year old MX5 had neither. Fate threw a low baller and she ended up with a car with both. I think she's almost a convert to the BMW's superb gearbox, not so much the Volvo's though. The handbrake is more subtle in operation in the Volvo (not least the giant green warning on the the BMW's dash even when the car's being driven) The gearbox in the Volvo is better after the Polestar upgrade but still miles away from the BMW's superb box. I'd be pushed to buy a manual car and I'm a convert to the Volvo's superb handbrake.
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