Get 'em while you can.

Blog Post | These Are All The Manual Transmission Cars Available Today | Car Talk

Some quick facts:

• Out of the 80 some-odd vehicles listed here, 30 percent are American. Two are BUICKS, for crying out loud.
• Only three vehicles here have manual transmissions in all trims.
• Only ONE full size pickup has a manual transmission.
• The vast majority of vehicles listed here suffer a slight fuel mileage penalty for selecting the manual.

In Dumberica.

This is not a complete list. I think some 3-series sedans can also be had without a slushbox. Same with some 5-series.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/new-car-buying/bmw/5-series/

This being said, the market collapse is a good start this week. Let's hope it leads to government collapse. A toothless NHTSA and Customs agency would allow us to import whatever the hell we want via Mexico, and screw certification.

Two feet...three pedals...it just doesn't add up!

I just checked BMW's web site. It looks like spark ignited 3-Series can be had with three pedals. No joy on the 5-Series. I've noticed that almost every motorcycle you see for sale has a manual transmission, and no one seems to have a problem with that. I wonder why.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Not another 'manuals are going away' thread.

People don't want them so they companies do not build them. Supply and demand is pretty cut and dry. I really don't see what the big deal is.

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2014 C250 21,XXX my new DD ** 2013 GLK 350 18,000 Wife's new DD**

- With out god, life is everything.
- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

If I never had to row another vehicle around ever I'd be a happy camper. Manual transgressions seem to me the equivalent of cap and ball handguns. Amusing anachronisms.

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

That's OK, not everyone can be perfect.

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I still have a 5 speed manual Mercedes and it's still a great drive, even when I use it to commute. I've done paddle shifters on a few other sporty cars, and admire the advancements made in rev matching lately.

This.

I own many manual trans cars (7 in the garage right now actually), and enjoy driving them and will continue to buy them. But auto manufacturers aren't in business to appease a small group of enthusiasts who buy their cars used on the secondary market anyway. It shouldn't be challenging to figure out why they are going away.

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68 280SL - 70 280SL - 70 300SEL 3.5 - 72 350SL - 72 280SEL 4.5 - 72 220 - 72 220D - 73 450SL - 84 230GE - 87 200TD - 90 190E 2.0 - 03 G500

Nissan GTR - Nissan Skyline GTS25T - Toyota GTFour - Rover Mini - Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 - Cadillac Eldorado - BMW E30 - BMW 135i

I do the Craigslist rideshare thing a few times a year, usually 750 miles up to WA state. It's getting harder and harder to find riders who can drive a stick.

Driving 4 on the floor was mandatory for young men when I was a whippersnapper.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

That's why you have a heel and a toe...

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

OK...............

One guy owns a 1973 Porsche 911,
with no A/C- a modified 3.2 liter engine, a roll bar, sticky tires, and a 915 manual 5 speed transmission.

Another guy owns a late model boxster, bone stock, with a "tiptronic" auto transmission.


Now,both are Porsche owners but- which one is the "Porsche enthusiast",,,,and which one is the "metro-sexual-moca-foo-foo-latte-sippin pussy"?

I own 11 cars, only 3 of them have auto transmissions.......a 300e, ML350, and a 500e which are the cars my wife drives most of the time.

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Alain
independant MBZ tech since 1981
http://www.motorsportlegendsks.com/

I would once drive nothing but. Then my left knee gave out and forced me into automatics.

It took a few days before I stopped swinging my hand over to drop it into first. (This was a Porsche) But I got the hang of it.

But I still would rather have a manual when the weather is bad, like snow and ice bad. I just feel like I have more control over the situation.

My BIL in Houston went for a new Boxter S with Chrono Package and PDK. Tried to like it but was back at the dealer in two months for the manual. Took a huge bath on the trade, but is much happier.

My left ankle is going weak faster than my right - I sprained it a few times more often - and when we get heavy rain, especially the first few times in the season, it can be stop and go for an hour or so. Good Lord my ankle starts to hurt.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K