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Most Affordable New Car To Offer A Manual In 2024
Top Speed ^ | 24 February 2024 | BY THOMAS GILLETT

Posted on 02/25/2024 2:23:39 PM PST by Red Badger

Automatic transmissions are increasingly the new norm in the modern world and manual transmissions are now seemingly being reserved for some SUVs, pickups, sports cars, and performance cars. It is rare to find an economy car or sedan that will boast one, and for some driving 'purists', it is a real bone of contention. But, this year, Volkswagen has answered the purist's call and released an economy compact sedan that boasts a good amount of power, torque, ample standard features, and comes with a manual transmission, the 2024 Volkswagen Jetta.

We have found the following important information we think you should know about the 2024 Volkswagen Jetta and what makes it the ideal economy car in today's market. We will discuss its specifications, the interior and exterior features that come as standard, its styling prowess, and maybe most importantly in a world of rising costs, it's very reasonable MSRP and reliability rating, making the VW Jetta, the most affordable manual sedan of 2024.

(Excerpt) Read more at topspeed.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Sports; Travel
KEYWORDS: automotive; fahrvergngen; jetta; volkswagen
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To: Red Badger

I haven’t owned a vehicle with an automatic transmission since 1979.


41 posted on 02/25/2024 4:08:42 PM PST by aomagrat (Brains have been washed. Wheels have been greased. Fear has been mongered.)
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To: EvilCapitalist
I haven’t driven a manual transmission since 2014.

I drove a manual for 35 years before finally getting an automatic in 2013.......And that was in city traffic too.

Don't miss the damn things at all....LOL!

42 posted on 02/25/2024 4:20:23 PM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: Drew68

“I hopped into his Celica and realized I had never driven a stick before. It took me all of about five minutes to figure it out.”

If you were like me back then, you knew the principles behind clutch and tranny operation (so you know what needs to be done, just got to get the coordination going), and you also weren’t a woman.


43 posted on 02/25/2024 4:21:05 PM PST by BobL (Trump gets my vote, even if I have to write him in; Millions of others will do the same)
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To: Red Badger

2019 Fiesta ST, Zetrag 6 speed. Mine has 4,500 miles on it. Rarely been in 6th.


44 posted on 02/25/2024 4:27:04 PM PST by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: steve86

Getrag


45 posted on 02/25/2024 4:27:56 PM PST by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

In some ways I agree but having experienced the cars of the 70s-80s firsthand I appreciate the quality of todays vehicles

I remember when a car with 60-80k miles was considered high mileage and generally well on way to being worn out

Currently driving a v6 Acura with over 80k miles that looks and runs almost like its new and other than oil changes and a battery never breaks


46 posted on 02/25/2024 4:32:21 PM PST by Manuel OKelley
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To: Red Badger

seems modern women now come with a stick too.


47 posted on 02/25/2024 4:50:13 PM PST by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star )
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To: linMcHlp

I taught my daughter many years ago at 15, she’s now 36.

It took about 10 minutes...........


48 posted on 02/25/2024 4:59:30 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger
Many of these "ecology" transmissions are clutch transmissions that have a computer controlling the shifting. There is a market for manual transmissions to replace them after they fail, and they do fail.

There are lawsuits over the "ecology" transmissions:

https://lemonlawexperts.com/fords-new-transmission-proves-far-from-tough/

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a43398900/gm-will-face-class-action-suit-over-8-speed-gearbox-issues/

https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2021/nissan-cvt-lawsuit-settlement-reached.shtml

https://www.cars.com/articles/ford-focus-fiesta-transmission-settlement-what-owners-should-know-420135/

https://www.classaction.org/silverado-tahoe-sierra-transmission-lawsuit

https://www.classaction.org/subaru-ascent-transmission-problems-lawsuit

https://considertheconsumer.com/consumer-class-actions/honda-transmission-class-action-lawsuit

https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-products/auto-news/toyota-class-action-lawsuit-alleges-transmission-defect/

49 posted on 02/25/2024 5:13:57 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: hopespringseternal

I must agree fully with your comment.

We have a 2015 Subaru and a 2018 F150. The Subaru is OK, but the Ford just sucks to high heaven in the over done department. I cuss every time I get in it, for some annoying feature will pi$$ me off before we get on the road.

We have a 97 Silverado. What a pleasure to drive. Comfortable, safe, easy to drive and has nearly 200,000 miles on it and uses zero oil. Of the three, this is the one both the wife and I agree is a pleasure to drive. It’s simple and fun.


50 posted on 02/25/2024 5:16:47 PM PST by redfreedom (Joseph Stalin: "It does not mater how anyone votes, how votes are counted is what matters.")
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To: Red Badger

The new VWs I drove in Germany were all stick.


51 posted on 02/25/2024 5:19:27 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: Red Badger

How are recent VWs concerning reliability? I don’t see them on the road as often as Toyotas, Honda/Acura, Kia/Hundai, Nissan and even Subaru.


52 posted on 02/25/2024 5:56:03 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Blue Highway

Don’t know.............😎


53 posted on 02/25/2024 5:57:43 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: jjotto
While today’s automatics are superior to sticks...

More cars sold in the United States have automatic transmissions, not because they're better, but because the majority of cars in the United States are leased first and then sold after the lease. It's easier to sell a used car with an automatic transmission than a manual transmission.

54 posted on 02/25/2024 6:00:44 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: Red Badger

I enjoy driving a manual.... it’s fun.


55 posted on 02/25/2024 7:15:21 PM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: Rummyfan
I enjoy driving a manual...

It's part of the definition of driving. A vehicle with an automatic transmission is "operated", and the operator is barely more than a passenger.

56 posted on 02/25/2024 7:21:57 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: Red Badger

Bless you.


57 posted on 02/25/2024 7:28:06 PM PST by linMcHlp
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To: Red Badger

58 posted on 02/25/2024 7:35:03 PM PST by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: Red Badger

What really surprised me was that all of the buses that I rode in Shanghai and Beijing had manual transmissions. Traffic crawls along there about five feet at a time.


59 posted on 02/25/2024 7:38:45 PM PST by wjcsux (On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
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To: hopespringseternal
“Automotive technology peaked in the late 90s or early 00s.”

I agree other than I believe that automobile tech peaked in the seventies not the 90s. When the insurance companies and the three letter agencies started tinkering with the auto industry they killed the automobile and created the transportation pod. You may as well be driving a dishwasher.

60 posted on 02/25/2024 7:39:51 PM PST by Cowman
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