IndigoBlueWagon
TDIClub Enthusiast, Principal IDParts, Vendor , w/
Three out of 4 of my cars are manuals. My M-B 300D wasn't available with one, although I've contemplated doing a swap. The Mercedes is a pretty nice automatic, however, and not hampered by that pesky torque converter lockup.
Lots of cars that should be available with manuals aren't. Only base level Hondas and Toyotas, and only a few models, are available with manuals. And only smaller Korean cars are available with manuals. The Kia Optima, for example, isn't.
My 80 year-old mother refuses to drive an automatic. She had a manual RAV-4, oilhammer, and one of 75 manual Land Rover Discoveries imported to the US. Now drives Subarus because she can get manual transmissions in them. And my dog likes it fine. Keeps my smooth driving skills up.
I don't seem to get tired of driving manuals, but the limitations on cars available may get me in an automatic someday. I don't think there are any Mercedes-Benz manuals in the US. And very, very few Audis. Even BMW has fewer than they used to. Slim pickins.
Lots of cars that should be available with manuals aren't. Only base level Hondas and Toyotas, and only a few models, are available with manuals. And only smaller Korean cars are available with manuals. The Kia Optima, for example, isn't.
My 80 year-old mother refuses to drive an automatic. She had a manual RAV-4, oilhammer, and one of 75 manual Land Rover Discoveries imported to the US. Now drives Subarus because she can get manual transmissions in them. And my dog likes it fine. Keeps my smooth driving skills up.
I don't seem to get tired of driving manuals, but the limitations on cars available may get me in an automatic someday. I don't think there are any Mercedes-Benz manuals in the US. And very, very few Audis. Even BMW has fewer than they used to. Slim pickins.