I keep bouncing between DCT and MT. All my performance cars have only been MT. Whenever we own a car with paddle shifters I say "let's use manual mode and make it more fun" inevitably I never use them and the experience is way more detached. $2900 for a gearbox choice doesn't really factor for me. Most of my use will be casual and for fun but it'll see some commute work too. I'll be sticking with MT I think.
But whenever I see someone's interior with a V2 wheel and long carbon shifters