[2Jedismom]

Yep...I prefer stick shift in a smaller car. But my van is so cumbersome, I'm glad its a automatic.

[JenB]

Ouch, yes! Our first van, an 11 seater, was manual. I remember Mom sliding backward down hills in that thing!

The fifteen seaters apparently don't even come in manual. I am so glad we'd traded down into a monster SUV by the time I learned how to drive - LOL, we're one of the few families who improved gas milage by buying an SUV.