shift

... in a world that seems increasingly out of control, in the driver’s seat you are in complete control, and with a manual transmission and an open road to the horizon, that is as much as we can hope for these days...

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Only 7.7% of cars sold in the U.S. are manuals.

This is sad fact my friends.

Sad, indeed.