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Kate proclaimed:

> "Earle Horton" <earle@vascongado.usa> wrote in message
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>>"Kate" <svtkate@spam.filter.selby.ws> wrote in message
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>>>"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
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>>>>It's a USA thing, most Americans don't want to exercise their left
>>>>foot.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Well THAT is a generalization.
>>>It's the manufacturers, now a days the manufacturers build the autos
>>>and you ahve to look like hell to find a standard.
>>>
>>>If I didn't have a bad left hind leg, I'd still be driving a clutch.
>>>
>>
>>If you lived in Europe, you'd have to look like hell to find an automatic,
>>and it would probably be a Mercedes. Even the taxis have manual shift.
>>They really work it driving in heavy traffic too.
>>
>>Earle
>>
>
>
> I'll bet they do.
> I used to commute to California's Bay Area in my Cobra, it was always fun
> coming home but when you drive a clutch it's just second nature.
> I'm looking back and I'll guess that 90% of my rigs have been standards.
> I made my daughters learn to drive in a standard, now they won't drive
> anything else.

Make 'em learn with a ton and a half international with non synchro and
a brownie box. Or a John Deere, Farmall, etc. etc.

Matt Macchiarolo

Given the choice, most Americans will buy an automatic, & over the years the
manufacturers realized it, that's why manuals are so hard to find.

"Kate" <svtkate@spam.filter.selby.ws> wrote in message
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> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
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>> It's a USA thing, most Americans don't want to exercise their left foot.
>>
>
> Well THAT is a generalization.
> It's the manufacturers, now a days the manufacturers build the autos and
> you ahve to look like hell to find a standard.
>
> If I didn't have a bad left hind leg, I'd still be driving a clutch.
>
> Kate
>

Matt Macchiarolo

Given the choice, most Americans will buy an automatic, & over the years the
manufacturers realized it, that's why manuals are so hard to find.

"Kate" <svtkate@spam.filter.selby.ws> wrote in message
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>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:V-udnbx00LqpsTjYnZ2dnUVZ_oupnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> It's a USA thing, most Americans don't want to exercise their left foot.
>>
>
> Well THAT is a generalization.
> It's the manufacturers, now a days the manufacturers build the autos and
> you ahve to look like hell to find a standard.
>
> If I didn't have a bad left hind leg, I'd still be driving a clutch.
>
> Kate
>

Matt Macchiarolo

Given the choice, most Americans will buy an automatic, & over the years the
manufacturers realized it, that's why manuals are so hard to find.

"Kate" <svtkate@spam.filter.selby.ws> wrote in message
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>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:V-udnbx00LqpsTjYnZ2dnUVZ_oupnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> It's a USA thing, most Americans don't want to exercise their left foot.
>>
>
> Well THAT is a generalization.
> It's the manufacturers, now a days the manufacturers build the autos and
> you ahve to look like hell to find a standard.
>
> If I didn't have a bad left hind leg, I'd still be driving a clutch.
>
> Kate
>

Matt Macchiarolo

Given the choice, most Americans will buy an automatic, & over the years the
manufacturers realized it, that's why manuals are so hard to find.

"Kate" <svtkate@spam.filter.selby.ws> wrote in message
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>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:V-udnbx00LqpsTjYnZ2dnUVZ_oupnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> It's a USA thing, most Americans don't want to exercise their left foot.
>>
>
> Well THAT is a generalization.
> It's the manufacturers, now a days the manufacturers build the autos and
> you ahve to look like hell to find a standard.
>
> If I didn't have a bad left hind leg, I'd still be driving a clutch.
>
> Kate
>

The Reverend Natural Light

Ask GM. They won't put a car on the showroom floor unless it's an
auto. If you want a 6-speed, be prepared to order it. At least Ford
has the right idea with Mustangs - probably 3/4 of their stock are
manuals. That might explain the end of the Camaro/Firebird.

As for Corvettes, once it's a few years old, you can't give one away
that's an automatic. Probably explains why the OP is spamming
newsgroups with off topic ads trying to get rid of his.

-rev



The Merg wrote:
> Also, why are Vettes always automatic? Can you even get 'em with
> manuals? That kind of power with a six speed...man, that would rock.
> I guess I could just buy a Porsche.
>

The Reverend Natural Light

Ask GM. They won't put a car on the showroom floor unless it's an
auto. If you want a 6-speed, be prepared to order it. At least Ford
has the right idea with Mustangs - probably 3/4 of their stock are
manuals. That might explain the end of the Camaro/Firebird.

As for Corvettes, once it's a few years old, you can't give one away
that's an automatic. Probably explains why the OP is spamming
newsgroups with off topic ads trying to get rid of his.

-rev



The Merg wrote:
> Also, why are Vettes always automatic? Can you even get 'em with
> manuals? That kind of power with a six speed...man, that would rock.
> I guess I could just buy a Porsche.
>

The Reverend Natural Light

Ask GM. They won't put a car on the showroom floor unless it's an
auto. If you want a 6-speed, be prepared to order it. At least Ford
has the right idea with Mustangs - probably 3/4 of their stock are
manuals. That might explain the end of the Camaro/Firebird.

As for Corvettes, once it's a few years old, you can't give one away
that's an automatic. Probably explains why the OP is spamming
newsgroups with off topic ads trying to get rid of his.

-rev



The Merg wrote:
> Also, why are Vettes always automatic? Can you even get 'em with
> manuals? That kind of power with a six speed...man, that would rock.
> I guess I could just buy a Porsche.
>

The Reverend Natural Light

Ask GM. They won't put a car on the showroom floor unless it's an
auto. If you want a 6-speed, be prepared to order it. At least Ford
has the right idea with Mustangs - probably 3/4 of their stock are
manuals. That might explain the end of the Camaro/Firebird.

As for Corvettes, once it's a few years old, you can't give one away
that's an automatic. Probably explains why the OP is spamming
newsgroups with off topic ads trying to get rid of his.

-rev



The Merg wrote:
> Also, why are Vettes always automatic? Can you even get 'em with
> manuals? That kind of power with a six speed...man, that would rock.
> I guess I could just buy a Porsche.
>

Steve Foley

"The Reverend Natural Light" <reverend@fourthgen.org> wrote in message
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> As for Corvettes, once it's a few years old, you can't give one away
> that's an automatic.

If you know someone having trouble giving one away, give them my name.