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Old 12-01-2013, 12:08 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I would agree that manual transmissions are dying but a news article not to long ago about how younger divers are now opting for manual transmission cars lately leads me to believe otherwise...Ford is actually manufacturing more manuals lately as a result according to the article I read
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I would agree that manual transmissions are dying but a news article not to long ago about how younger divers are now opting for manual transmission cars lately leads me to believe otherwise...Ford is actually manufacturing more manuals lately as a result according to the article I read
Enthusiasts will continue to opt for manuals well into the future. It's not dying quite as quickly as many seem to think.

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Well, I agree that the world doesn't know it's there because Nissan sucks at press releases, and the world doesn't care because manuals are dying off
It's not a big deal in the Vette either. It's a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
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It's not a big deal in the Vette either. It's a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.


Part of driving manual... is that its manual. Automatic rev matching is just another electro-gizmo that takes away from doing it yourself.

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