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Old 10-10-2012, 11:25 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by TuxedoCartman View Post
Not to mention we're coming to the end of manual transmissions as we've known them. Modern automatic slushboxes are just as fast (if not faster) than manual transmissions, and are now getting better fuel economy. And for the die-hard performance enthusiasts (the last holdout of support for manuals in America), double-clutch flappy-paddle gearboxes are faster still, and getting cheaper and more common all the time.

Mark my words: by the 2020 model year, there won't be but maybe one or two cars still in production with a third pedal, and even those probably wont be on sale in America.
Enter the counterculture rebels (holdouts?)

Save the Manuals!
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