Wow. It's been forever since I've seen this!

Seems like it's that way for every off-road capable vehicle.

You can certainly outfit a Ram that way (at least you could last year), but a small diesel truck? Not sure.

Not that I've ever seen. The only time I've been told that was at a dealer, because they wanted me to buy the auto-equipped truck that was on the lot rather than order what I wanted.

Surely you mean Kate Middleton's stylist was fired for committing tresson, right?

1. Cheaper to service/rebuild

That's the kind of logic that has us all wandering dealer lots saying "where did all these CVTs come from?"

That all depends. (Keep in mind I'm talking about what's actually on the road here, not what's theoretically possible.)

It seems like less of an "enthusiast" option (who the hell is enthused about driving a small, stripped, RWD truck?) and more of a "person who wants to buy the cheapest new truck they possibly can" option.

I doubt it. In all likelihood, she can see, just not as well as her sisters.

ALTHOUGH...

Dear Pat Forde:

Full of SQUEEE!

Never said "want" to a GNX before, but now...

WTF is that simulator?

I'm not talking about actual training chains (which as you note, are perfectly legitimate training tools), but choke chains made out of cheap galvanized crap (with rough surfaces) people obviously bought at a hardware store.

"What Would Make You Buy A Camry?"

Wouldn't pay half that for a normal Plymouth of similar vintage.