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Originally Posted by serialk11r
Well technically you can't make a manual Prius because it doesn't really have gear ratios, but I'd prefer a manual Yaris or something to a Prius, only because the Prius has the worst throttle lag and traction control power cut ever.
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Yuppa. My DD (before it was rear-ended and totaled leading to my purchasing the FRS) was a 2011, 3-door Yaris with MT. Loved it. Didn't "perform" worth crap but I didn't mind because it was MT which made it fun to drive anyway. I miss that car; I would have bought another but they updated it in 2012 and got rid of the center-mounted gauges and great cupholders (another reason I loved that car)...
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Originally Posted by Summerwolf
I would prefer manual everything. The only vehicles I have bought in autos are vehicles that never came with manuals. Even then I did it begrudgingly.
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Yuppa. I bought my mom's old Honda Accord so that we wouldn't have to deal with the hassle of selling or eating it on trade in. I THOUGHT that I could convince myself that it was good enough for commuter duty but I could not stand it. I even tried giving it a bunch of ricer mods (cat-back fart can, intake, header) but I still could not warm up to it. Sold it to a friend for less than the cost of all the ricer mods...
Lastly, I took my IS300 with MT in for service. The dealership gave me a GS350 loaner. I thought it would be fun with all that extra power, compared to my IS. And it was... for about 10minutes. Then it just became another boring AT car... but with lots o' power...