>>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.

I know...try finding a 2 door hatchback anymore too. I have no need of 4 doors, more often than not it's just me in the car. I had an '84 Honda Civic hatchback that I just adored. You could pack a ton of stuff in the back and it would still give me 44 to the gallon doing 90 mph. Oh, and it was a manual tranny too.