Originally Posted By: ecotourist
It's a good list, but many of these vehicles only exist in theory. It's very hard to find a vehicle with a manual transmission for sale. Because customers can't find them, they can't buy them, so sales aren't great. And manufacturers will no doubt think "Nobody buys them anyway, so why should we continue to offer them." Talk about a self-fulfilling prophesy! So, over time the list is likely to continue to diminish.
What would save the manual? - dealerships that make a point of offering them, customer support of manufacturers that make manuals, much higher fuel prices leading to smaller fuel efficient cars (as in Europe), new customers discovering or rediscovering manual transmissions (like the recent rediscovery of "vinyl" records), and customers who won't buy anything else.
I have 2 cars in their (uncommon) manual transmission versions. I looked hard to find them. I have had vehicles with automatic transmissions, but I prefer manuals.
A sidelight - Manual transmissions have theft prevention properties. Lots of prospective thieves don't know how to drive them so they leave them alone.
When I bought my Camry, I stopped by the local Honda dealer. They had a leftover 2014 Accord in the showroom. V6 and manual tranny. No one wanted to buy it. It's like the leftovers at a lunch at work. It's always the veggie pizza or the veggie sandwich.
