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Re: Nary a stick to be found... [srs_49]
by xwesx
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Oct 12, 2009 (6:10 pm)
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Replying to: srs_49 (Oct 12, 2009 5:18 pm)
Pretty car! I couldn't own something like that where I live. I would get thirty feet down my neighborhood road before I high-centered it. 
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- #5713 of 5928
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Re: Nary a stick to be found... [xwesx]
by plekto
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Oct 12, 2009 (8:48 pm)
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Replying to: xwesx (Oct 12, 2009 6:10 pm)
You need a nice 4x4 Tacoma, then.  Yes, it does still come with manual if you want
Shoot, my old truck could drive *over* a Smart Car and hardly slow down...
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- #5714 of 5928
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Re: Nary a stick to be found... [srs_49]
by nippononly
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Oct 12, 2009 (11:04 pm)
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Replying to: srs_49 (Oct 12, 2009 5:18 pm)
One thing that I must admit IS true is that dealers don't put manuals on the lot. If you're looking for a used car, you pretty much have to go private party except for models that came ONLY in stick.
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Re: Nary a stick to be found... [nippononly]
by srs_49
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Oct 13, 2009 (4:46 am)
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Replying to: nippononly (Oct 12, 2009 11:04 pm)
Yeah, that's what I was finding. I also test drove the 2009 Impreza WRX (it was close to my original price-point), and it only comes with a manual tranny. But, Subie dealers around here only had 1, maybe 2 on the lot to test drive. Some didn't have any!
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- #5716 of 5928
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Re: Nary a stick to be found... [srs_49]
by nippononly
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Oct 13, 2009 (7:57 am)
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Replying to: srs_49 (Oct 13, 2009 4:46 am)
WRXs are imported from Japan, and Subaru has been slow to restock the Japanese models post-C4C.
My local dealer usually has a dozen or more, right now they only have 1 or 2 just like your local dealer.
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- #5717 of 5928
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Re: Nary a stick to be found... [plekto]
by xwesx
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Oct 13, 2009 (9:16 am)
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Replying to: plekto (Oct 12, 2009 8:48 pm)
Not for me. Maybe an older model (mid/early '90s or older), but nowadays they make for a miserable driving experience as they are severely isolated from the road. For primary drivers, we have a Forester, which will get us through any weather, and a well-used Escort (which does drag bottom now and again!) that does pretty well, though I occasionally have to drag it up the driveway with one of the other vehicles. Both are manuals, of course! 
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Re: interesting factoid [nippononly]
by ateixeira
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Oct 13, 2009 (11:35 am)
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Replying to: nippononly (Oct 10, 2009 11:21 pm)
Subaru may be the last of the mohicans, i.e. the last Asian make to offer manuals in so many different cars. Slowly the option is disappearing from competitors.
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- #5719 of 5928
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japanese
by stickguy
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Oct 13, 2009 (11:52 am)
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Honda seems like they want to eliminate it for the Accord. WOuldn't surprise me if that happens soon. The civic and fit should keep the faith though.
Toyota? Probably be happy to go completely clutchless, but it could linger in their smallest units, and maybe some scions.
Nissan is CVT happy.
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Re: japanese [stickguy]
by ateixeira
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Oct 13, 2009 (11:55 am)
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Replying to: stickguy (Oct 13, 2009 11:52 am)
They dropped it from the CR-V with this most recent redesign.
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- #5721 of 5928
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Re: interesting factoid [ateixeira]
by nippononly
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Oct 13, 2009 (4:29 pm)
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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 13, 2009 11:35 am)
Yeah, but they are following Toyota down the ill-conceived path of offering auto-only trims, like the Legacy SE and everything with the H-6. That is discouraging.
One thing that IS nice is that among the performance-oriented models, their dealers still stock a healthy proportion of manuals.
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