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"EL CAJON – Most people learn to drive a stick shift in an empty parking lot with no distractions. But try doing a three-point maneuver just to get in the driver's seat, finessing a transmission with 13 gears and conquering a procedure for reverse that defies intuition." http://www.signons...

Honda Insight 61/68/64 mpg Toyota Prius 52/45/48 mpg Honda Civic Hybrid 46/51/48 mpg Volkswagen Jetta Wagon TDI 42/50/45 mpg VW New Beetle TDI 42/49/45 mpg Volkswagen Golf TDI 42/49/45 mpg Volkswagen Jetta TDI 42/49/45 mpg Toyota ECHO 35/43/38 mpg Toyota Corolla 32/40/35 mpg MINI Cooper 28/40/32 mpg...

"A witness said a restaurant customer offered to start the car of another patron, but mishandled the cars manual transmission when turning the vehicle on."

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"The 2003 T-Cars Championship gets underway at Donington Park this Sunday [16 March], beginning a season of 24 rounds of the unique series designed to give teenagers an introduction to saloon racing.<br><br>Now entering its fourth season, the Building Environmental Services and BRSCC-backed ser...

"The terms "inexpensive" and "automatic transmission" are mutually exclusive when it comes to renting a car in England. If you want to save money, face your fears and go with a manual transmission; what could be difficult in London traffic might be worth a try in the English...

"All things being equal, I prefer a manual transmission to an automatic. There’s something about shifting gears myself that feels like driving to me. It’s probably a control issue, but I’d rather drive than analyze it." http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=7223613&BRD=1281&PAG...

"However, the lack of a manual transmission in all North American AMG models, plus the brick-like G55 AMG sport-ute, has taken some shine off AMG's performance halo."

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"Learn to use your stick shift. Cars with manual transmission generally get better gas mileage than their automatic peers, but only if drivers know what they're doing. Driving fast in a low gear uses up huge amounts of gas" http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,426934,00.html -Sta...

"When a discussion among automobile aficionados focuses on the best method of transferring energy from an engine to a set of wheels, the talk can turn uglier than a set of skid marks on hot pavement." http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1825&dept_id=129120&newsid=7201776&PAG...

"Anyone who drives a manual shift car will know that a clutch is used to connect and disconnect the engine from the transmission. When the clutch is engaged, the car goes. When it’s disengaged (pedal depressed) the car does not go..." http://www.fingaz.co.zw/fingaz/2003/February/February6/...

"For Anderson, who was recently recognized by the county for her 35 years with the library system, her local library career might never have happened if she hadn't been able to operate a stick shift." "She had volunteered time at a library while attending Miami-Dade Junior College. Ho...

"We didn't consider such cars as the Ford Taurus and Mitsubishi Galant, which are not available with manual gearboxes."

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"There is some torque steer, hardly unexpected when you're trying to put 265 horsepower and 255 foot-pounds of torque through the front wheels. It's more prevalent in the six-speed SE version whose manual transmission offers more immediate throttle response." http://www.canada.com/edmonton...

"The large, pickup truck rolled through a red light and into the intersection as Jonathan Warren's eyesight began to dim. Although she doesn't know how to drive a manual transmission, Sandra Warren started trying to get the truck through the intersection before they were hit." http://www.z...

"Sales have fallen sharply for the Lexus IS 300, which has a sporty-driving feel and was clearly aimed at 3-Series buyers. The IS 300 went on sale in June 2000, but a manual transmission, widely popular in this segment, wasn't available until August 2001." http://www.usatoday.com/money/aut...