I just read this and was shocked...folks, this is a sure sign that the apocalypse is at the door...
Only 1.1% of car buyers in the USA choose manual transmission!!!
Read it:
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a29732878/electric-cars-sales-manual-transmission/
I also read someone somewhere recently saying that these days the best theft protection is to simply have a manual tranny. Most people can't drive them, your car is safe from being stolen. They see the stick and move on to the next car.
In celebration of cars with three pedals I'm interested in what cars we have owned that were a manual transmission. Here's mine, in order:
1980 Honda Prelude
1982 Datsun 280zx
1984 Nissan 300zx turbo
1986 Honda Civic
1988 Toyota Pickup
1986 Volvo 240
1991 Sentra SE-R
1991 Honda Prelude Si
1998 Mercury Mystique (please do not laugh, it was actually a good car though horribly unreliable)
1999 Ford Ranger
1980 Honda Civic (ahhh……..how I miss this one)
2004 Acura TSX (which was a 6 speed)
2015 Subaru Forester XT
2015 Ford Fiesta ST* (also 6 speed)
2001 Honda Prelude SH*
* = still own
Only 1.1% of car buyers in the USA choose manual transmission!!!
Read it:
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a29732878/electric-cars-sales-manual-transmission/
I also read someone somewhere recently saying that these days the best theft protection is to simply have a manual tranny. Most people can't drive them, your car is safe from being stolen. They see the stick and move on to the next car.
In celebration of cars with three pedals I'm interested in what cars we have owned that were a manual transmission. Here's mine, in order:
1980 Honda Prelude
1982 Datsun 280zx
1984 Nissan 300zx turbo
1986 Honda Civic
1988 Toyota Pickup
1986 Volvo 240
1991 Sentra SE-R
1991 Honda Prelude Si
1998 Mercury Mystique (please do not laugh, it was actually a good car though horribly unreliable)
1999 Ford Ranger
1980 Honda Civic (ahhh……..how I miss this one)
2004 Acura TSX (which was a 6 speed)
2015 Subaru Forester XT
2015 Ford Fiesta ST* (also 6 speed)
2001 Honda Prelude SH*
* = still own