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My Jeep and my Civic were 5-speed manuals. Now that I drive an automatic, I find it a little boring. It is kind of like you are just sitting there with an auto, whereas with a manual you are more involved.
It is a shame, but many models do not even offer the option of a manual transmission.
It is a shame, but many models do not even offer the option of a manual transmission.
Agreed. I've been driving the truck (Cheyenne) around a lot lately. Today I went took the Silverado (which has an automatic) to church and it was really boring and down right awkward after spending a week or two driving the Cheyenne only.
I hate the fact that a lot of cars don't offer manuals. Even back in the days of my Tempo and Cheyenne, their standard transmission was a manual. I believe that is even the case with my dad's Ford F-150 (1999MY). You'd have had to pay a few thousand dollars extra for the automatic. Now, most cars have automatics standard and no manual option. The 2008 Pontiac G8 (based on the Australian Holden Commodore) won't even have a manual option! Not even the performance-oriented GT model.