Manual are a dying breed.

[WeeYari]

Manual transmission cost of ownership over the life of the car, several thousand. Automatic $0.

Personally, I'm done with stick shift for daily drivers. Earlier this year I had to replace the slave cylinder in one of my cars. Decided then that was going to be the last m/t related repair I'm subjecting myself to in what remains of my life. Too much has been invested in m/ts while nothing but the occasional fluid change needing to be done over the life of various a/ts I've owned.

[suprf1y]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

Manual transmission cost of ownership over the life of the car, several thousand. Automatic $0.

Personally, I'm done with stick shift for daily drivers. Earlier this year I had to replace the slave cylinder in one of my cars. Decided then that was going to be the last m/t related repair I'm subjecting myself to in what remains of my life. Too much has been invested in m/ts while nothing but the occasional fluid change needing to be done over the life of various a/ts I've owned.

You get free fluid changes? Some autos are good now but I would not rate their reliability higher than a manual, and the up front cost is new is very high. I've driven them exclusively for over 40 years and had to replace exactly one clutch which was my fault for towing such a heavy load

[myfirstyota]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

Manual transmission cost of ownership over the life of the car, several thousand. Automatic $0.

That's odd cause my manual hasn't cost more than the fluid I changed ($60). Bought with 160,000km and now has 350,000km. Original clutch I believe. Grabs like it should.