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Automotive News & Views The Future Of The Manual Transmission
5809 messages, Last post on Dec 03, 2009 at 12:30 PM
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Oct 24, 2009 7:09 am) Me me me!  If it handles like a CRX and goes fairly fast in a straight line, while getting better than 40 mpg and employing a 3-pedal manual, it's exactly what I'm looking for. Let's face it, the old CRXs that everybody loved so much weren't THAT great-looking either, just fairly squarish little hatchbacks. But they were a ton of fun. |
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Honda sell a ton of these. The word has been out for a while now on the new world order CRX, so people are expecting great things in this little package. I recall a buddy from Boeing who drive his girlfriend's red late 80's Honda CRX around in absolute joyful glee! He said it was a ball to drive because of it's great acceleration and handling. It does perk up my ears a bit, too. And yes, one must have a manual tranny in this pup, for sure-for sure! |
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Replying to: plekto (Oct 23, 2009 1:43 pm) The other one like this that I am aware of [ 4 fwd speeds on the column + reverse drove one once - same time frame = late 60s ] is the Peugeot 404. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot_404 Odd indeed... But better than the 3 on the column Plymouth I was driving at the time.... - Ray Not a connoisseur any more...
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Replying to: rayainsw (Oct 25, 2009 5:52 am)  The car had many good qualities, but was just too French for my tastes. The designers seemed to value doing things differently from the norm, just for the sake of being different.  The column shifter was not one of my favorite features. 
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Replying to: oregonboy (Oct 25, 2009 7:18 am) The worst? For reliability the boxes on my Saab 9000 Turbos and for general driveability the five speed on my '91 Taurus SHO with throws that were way too long and a clutch that was just out of phase with the rest of the drivetrain. The Moss crash box on a lady friend's '62 E-Type 3.8 wasn't great, what a difference the new box on the Series II made! Best Automatic, the (GM-built!) 5-speed Steptronic on my BMW 528i. Worst Auto- the klutzy 4speeder in my MIL's Buick LeSabre, it's incapable of a smooth shift over 3000 RPM. |
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| I sampled one of these back-to-back with an 06 Miata at the Zoom Zoom Live event they hosted, and I liked the Miata better, but it was very close. | |
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Looking for an upgrade to a mid sized General Motors car or SUV with a stick. Can't seem to find one. Any ideas?
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Replying to: jawsman004 (Nov 05, 2009 5:16 pm) Subaru does, though. 
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Replying to: jawsman004 (Nov 05, 2009 5:16 pm) Drive a Grand Vitara and then a Forester. Any others? |
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GM does offer manual in the CTS. The first generation with the 3.6 was actually a nice car and can be had fairly reasonably priced. The other car of note is the original new GTO. The one with the LS1 engine and manual gets 29mpg highway(!), so it's as fuel efficient as a typical GM sedan but is RWD with 350HP. Either will more than suffice, used.
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