You left out bad breath.

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 6:17 AM
Subject: Re: Swapping auto for standard tranny?

> >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
> *Even though Mac Users may be only 10% of the market,
> always remember that we are the TOP 10%
> *A 733mHz Mac G4 is 45% faster than a 1500mHz Pentium 4
>