Local VW dealer has 4 , GTI, Golf R and two JettaThese days you have to order it special, they are never on the lot
Local VW dealer has 4 , GTI, Golf R and two JettaThese days you have to order it special, they are never on the lot
Our VW dealer never has them, even trying to order one they are bothering you to take a specific configuration.Local VW dealer has 4 , GTI, Golf R and two Jetta
Corolla sedan? I thought only the hatchback was available with a stick? I know that’s the case with the Mazda3.a few manual out there that are interesting are
Ford Bronco
- Acura Integra A-Spec
- BMW M2
- BMW M3
- BMW M4
- Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing
- Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing
- Chevrolet Camaro
- Chevrolet Spark
- Dodge Challenger
- Ford Bronco
- Ford Mustang
- Honda Civic SI
- Honda Civic Type R
- Hyundai Elantra N
- Jeep Gladiator
- Jeep Wrangler
- Kia Forte GT Manual
- Lotus Emira
- Mazda Mazda3
- Mazda MX-5 Miata
- MINI Clubman
- MINI Cooper
- Nissan Versa
- Nissan Z
- Porsche 718
- Porsche 911
- Subaru BRZ
- Subaru Crosstrek
- Subaru Impreza
- Subaru WRX
- Toyota Corolla Hatchback
- Toyota Corolla Sedan
- Toyota GR Corolla
- Toyota GR86
- Toyota Supra
- Toyota Tacoma
- Volkswagen Golf GTI
- Volkswagen Golf R
- Volkswagen Jetta
Neat. , be careful on shorts . I have a nasty scar (10 stitches) from drop/sliding my brothers 1982 XR80. Never rode in shorts again!!!!My four kids 2 girls and two boys all know how to drive manual transmission cars and they all started out on dirt bikes at a young age which introduces the idea of a clutch and shifting gears. My youngest is a phenomenal cyclist. Barely able to touch the ground on my bigger bike but once he is up he is off to the races. View attachment 181512View attachment 181513
Another thing I'm not seeing talked about here, is how advanced and superior, not to mention how much faster shifting, today's modern 8 and 10 speed automatic transmissions are. When compared to how the old 3 speed automatics were, "back in the day".
When you go back to the 60's muscle car era, most every high performance car tested back then, ran a faster 1/4 mile with a 4 speed stick than it did with a 3 speed automatic. (Assuming you had a person who knew how to drive it).
Today that's not the case, because the automatics have more gears than the stick transmissions do. (Usually 6 compared to 8 or 10 the auto's have).
The ZF 8 speed for example, is a mechanical work of art. It can also take the high horsepower these modern engines can dish out. The older Torque Flight's and Hydramatics would often fail in the older muscle cars if they were pushed, because they couldn't take the power as well without breaking.
There was / is simply no comparison of yesterdays 3 speed automatics, to todays 8 and 10 speed versions. No one in the 60's produced a factory automatic transmission that could not only handle the 700+ horsepower of a Dodge Demon, but also deliver that power to the road so efficiently, as today's 8 speed ZF can.
Simply put, there is no longer any performance advantage to having a manual. If you still feel the "need" to manually shift for the fun of it, most all of these modern 8 and 10 speed automatics offered today have a shifter paddle mode to drive in.
That's what I see. When it comes to GTIs and Golf R every other car that shows up is manual.Local VW dealer has 4 , GTI, Golf R and two Jetta
A MT versa is a tempting car
When I began dating my wife she drove my 5 speed Maxima.Easy to say for a 1-person household or the vehicle which has been relegated to commuter/weekend car status by the family. I ran into this problem early on when I got married. My wife didn't drive a manual and refused to learn.
My wife refuses to drive manual - It’s just added inconvenience. A shame, but there are more important reasons that I married her.When I began dating my wife she drove my 5 speed Maxima.
“What are you doing?!”
I was leaning over to look at her left foot at a stoplight. It was not on the pedal.
“You’re good, you pass. I don’t like women who ride the clutch.”
I’ve never understood the clutch to be a male female thing. When I was on a coed hockey team in 2000, I noticed all the girls had manual cars. I was thinking maybe sporty and manual went together.
I think your wife is in the 90+ percentile range of women that hate the inconvenience of driving a manual transmission.My wife refuses to drive manual - It’s just added inconvenience. A shame, but there are more important reasons that I married her.
My wife drove one for years, and she drove it well. Now she has no interest in driving one, but she wouldn't stop me from buying one if I decided to go that route.My wife refuses to drive manual - It’s just added inconvenience. A shame, but there are more important reasons that I married her.
It's an extremely small niche market! I'd be VERY surprised if any dealer ordering and they'd be very few, would get more than 1 or 2.
The auto has proven itself to be a better overall transmission. Even tractors, the last bastion, are moving to CVT
more and more.
I hear the Kia Forte is being replaced next year so the replacement vehicle will not likely have a manual transmission option.Corolla sedan? I thought only the hatchback was available with a stick? I know that’s the case with the Mazda3.
The Subaru Impreza dropped the manual for 2024.