>And it's getting damn difficult to find manual trannys it seems. And no, I don't want an automatic with those damn paddle shifters. Rented a Malibu and it had those stupid things and they just get in the way.
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>Besides, if I'm gonna shift gears I want the full feeling - clutch/shift repeat as necessary
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It is getting more and more difficult to find manual trannys. I had to replace my 26 year old Toyota pickup last year. There was only 1 mid-sized PU with manual trans in the entire state of Montana! I bought it.