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Not Sure If A Stick Is A Distraction Or A Way To Force Yourself Not To Be Distracted
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It's not that hard to find a stick shift in a sports car. You can get a Mustang or Camaro with a stick, and, of course, the insanely expensive performance cars all offer manual transmission. But as this article notes, you don't find too many "regular" cars with a stick anymore. There's a Honda Accord, a Mazda6, and that's about it. Some people like a stick, and it makes the car almost theft-proof, since most car thieves can't drive a stick. If you're a manual transmission adherent, talk about why. Otherwise, other than for a race car, the question is why you'd want to do all that work when automatic transmissions mean you don't have to. (I know, it's a different feel and you're in control. That's fine. I'll let the car do the work.) (KABC-TV/Los Angeles)
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