I had my eye on a Toyota Tacoma that was advertised online for a Phoenix car dealer across town. It was too expensive for me but over time that I was looking online, I'd still see it advertised but at a progressively lower asking price each time I saw it.
Over the year I was looking, the price dropped from over $20K down to $10K. What could possibly cause a nice looking truck with low miles hang around the lot for so long and keep dropping in price? So I decided to drive across the Valley to see for myself.
The truck was beautiful. Not a mark on it, clean as a whistle. Low mileage. I still could not understand what the problem was. Maybe it had been in an accident? So I asked the car salesman.
He said there were a lot of inquiries about it but as soon as he told the prospects that it was a 5-speed, standard transmission, they all walked away. Seems like no one knows how to drive a stick shift nowadays. I grew up on gear shift knobs and clutches. I have always driven stick shift vehicles.
I bought the truck that day for $9,700 and have never been happier. It still runs like a charm eight years later.
i used to drive a 18 wheeler with 25 foward gears and 5 reverse would like to see him with that.