The transmissions were fine. The clutches were heavy. There are still plenty of muscle cars with manuals. In fact they are typically more desirable. I think if you poke your head in some cars at car shows that you will find plenty of manuals. 

All the preparedness in the world wont save you from an inattentive teen running a red light and they T-bone that thin metal Ford called a door back in the 60s.

How is a 20MPG pickup used for nothing more than commuting any worse than say, a 20MPG Nissan Z? You do realize it’s possible to enjoy cars without shitting on people who don’t share your preferences or being a total hypocrite, right?

Any time there’s a post about trucks, there are some of these comments. Not everyone who owns a truck needs to haul yards of gravel or giant boats. Lots of tradespeople use trucks for much lighter loads and never leave their towns, and in my neighborhood there’s no shortage of trucks used mostly for DIY projects like h…

I would daily the hell out of a pickup if they didn’t get terrible mileage. Love the form factor, hate the environmental impact.

No, they won’t be paying those prices. They buy in bulk. But they may well happily pay for light truck EVs. Not every light commercial vehicle is an interstate flyer, and even at $2 a gallon, the difference between paying $50-$60 a day for gas and $5-$8 for electricity turns the premium for buying an EV into TCO…

This is the place where EVs should’ve started, and certainly the place where the market share should be extended.

Ask for your money back

Shut the fuck up.