>never understand people's aversion to the autos.

Try:
poor performance

poor economy

poor reliability generally when compared to manual (Vanagons the exception)

add darn expensive to repair to that last

changes gears at wrong times (can kill you in extreme cases...my diesel
Skyline tried!)

encourages lazy driving habits

shifter best looked at while changing (dangerous)

Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
fax 64 (3) 479-7527
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
VW van (something for every man), Toyota diesel & seashell nut
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