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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
The last time I owned a vehicle w/ an automatic transmission was in 1975. Every vehicle, mostly pickup trucks and Volvo 240's, since then has had a stick shift w/ a clutch pedal.
So, anyone know what the rear end gear ratio on my f150 is?
Also, don't you avoid all the hullabaloo of overdrive controls and automatic tranny probs w/ towing by driv'n a manual. You don't even need a tach....you can totally shift by engine sound....like when the engine starts to lug....it's in too high a gear.
It seems like vehicles with manual tranny's lose a lot of value as a used vehicle because no one wants to buy it, so they sit around unsold. As a used car buyer, that's a good thing, and you just drive it till it gets junked to that Bullseye recycle car biz in Laconia up the Rt 106 hillside.
Ever been to Bullseye? No matter what you have for a junker, the boss will say something like "sorry, I am not authorized to pay more than $100 for a vehicle like yours, plus the haul-a-way charge was worth $75."
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I prefer a stick too, and my two daily drivers (car and motorcycle) have manual transmissions. I also drive stuff until it reaches the magic $750 (seems to be the minimum price of a functional vehicle) value on craigslist, boats excluded.