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Old 04-27-2008, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by lkchris View Post
Every magazine article you'll ever read says these are really awful with the manual trans. But, on a $1500 car you might not notice.
I've never seen any such articles either, the common criticsm is long throw. If one enjoys speed shifting then this one is not a great choice. To each his own but I prefer a manual transmission. My 300E shifts very smooth and the tall gears provide great economy.
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