The economy was going to grow either way, the shame is that the cycle continues.

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I don’t know where you live but the rush hour commute where I live you are lucky to get past second gear. Its mostly let clutch out, brake, let clutch out, break. 10 miles of 10 mph on the freeway. It does get old for commuting. But great for weekend cruising in the canyons or a cruise down PCH

And absolutely none of them lead from my house to my job. Huh.

When he says “highway” he really means “stop-and-go traffic while commuting.” Which does suck with a manual.

There’s a rwd v8 sedan that is from the land down under that comes with a manual.......

Then don’t. But as a collective group when we complain that automakers don’t make fun cars and we buy something used we aren’t helping our cause.

Doors swing out, doors scissor open, doors lift like the wings of a bird... and doors slide open. Nothing new or revolutionary about this. Just a fancy mini van door. Call me when doors start doing stuff like the below and then we can talk revolutionary car doors.

This is exactly the wrong way to think about it. This is why the manual transmission is dying and automakers don’t really listen to enthusiasts.

This. A Million Times this. When the EPA and Carb require you to run complete emissions certification testing on every driveline configuration you sell, there’s huge emphasis on consolidating variants.

It’s true, everyone always yells at people for the manuals dying yet they turn around and say “buying cars new is a waste of money, just buy a used manual diesel station wagon” even though they don’t exist because nobody buys them new. If everyone is truly about “saving the manuals” they should do their part and buy a…

IF YOU PEOPLE WANT MANUALS BUY SOME NEW FUCKING CARS WITH MANUALS.

Manuals are done for anything other than a few special cases. Ya, I’m sad, too. But gone are the days when shifting for yourself meant better performance, lighter weight, lower fuel consumption, better reliability, lower repair cost, and a more controllable, enhanced driver-machine connection.

You want a manual?
Stop looking for cheap used interesting “Jalop” cars and buy them new!

My neighbor had many cars parked on his property in various state of disrepair. We could see them out of our bedroom window. When we were relocating we went and asked him if he could move them where they weren’t visible from our house so that potential buyers wouldn’t be turned off.

See. You just completely jump to this “I”m going to come take your guns away” straw man narrative. I never said that the city government should tell him to move it or that the neighbors form an HOA. What I said is that we live in a collective society. Especially those who choose to live in suburban areas where your…

That’s the thing. I’m not saying the local government should come in and tell him to move it. I’m not saying they should develop an HOA to force it to go away. What I’m saying is that this guy should respect his neighbors and have enough decency to not park that monstrosity in his tiny driveway. I mean, it’s one thing…

Uhhh, I’m going to bite and say this guy sucks. No, he’s not doing anything illegal and he can park that stupid trailer wherever he wants. But it is extremely ugly. I would get tired of having to look at it. I think the same thing about people who keep their boats in their driveway under an ugly tarp. Get that shit…