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To: HartleyMBaldwin

Not many.

Mine was a special order.

I grew up on manuals.


28 posted on 01/13/2017 5:22:19 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: wally_bert

The last time we bought a car was about 7 years ago. We bought used, and we had to search a number of lots before we found one with a manual. Some new compacts come with a 5-speed or 6-speed, but I don’t think you can even special-order a new 3/4-ton pickup with a manual any more.

I personally started driving automatics, but the first car I owned was a 1966 VW sedan, and once I learned to drive stick, I never wanted any automatic again. Today we own two cars with manuals and a pickup with an automatic (long story why).


37 posted on 01/13/2017 5:43:42 PM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: wally_bert

My 17 year old drives my manual trans car every day.


58 posted on 01/13/2017 8:08:33 PM PST by cyclotic (Republicans Are without excuse. Flood the Resolute Desk with sane legislation.)
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