DetNews: Manuals to go the way of the carburetor?

Post by **IMBoring25** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:33 am

Detroit News article.

PJ · Post by PJ » Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:05 am

I hate automatic!!!!!!!!!!

tomazws · Post by **tomazws** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:04 pm

YEA! Automatics can suck my..

StandardShifterMz3s · Fri Sep 17, 2004 11:16 am

By 2012, just 6 percent of all vehicles sold in the North American market will have manual transmissions, according to a forecast by Germany’s ZF Industries, the world’s largest independent transmission maker.

Hmm.... is this really an accurate poll??

Even though this is a hypothetical presumption.... I highly doubt it!

Well, that's just my opinion.... I hope it's really more than just 6%.

I just bought my first manual... & it's Brand Spanking New..... hopefully others 'out there' will be persuaded (not by me) but by wanting to know the TRUE art of Driving.......

The trend is also occurring in European markets, where manual transmissions are losing ground to automatics. In the United Kingdom, automatic transmission installations are on pace to reach 15 percent of all models, up from 13.5 percent five years ago, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

NOT GOOD NEWS AT ALL!!!

coolguy · Post by **coolguy** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 7:07 pm

Oh well...

coolguy · Post by **coolguy** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 7:12 pm

I think I read and/or heard of somewhere said that modern advance technology make people more lazy now

. And it is just supposed to make it more convenient for people...