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*RANT* Why is the MAzda 3 and Ford Focus all manual trannies?

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Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: werk
Ever think about visiting the manufacturers' websites? :roll:
Mazda
Ford

Third parties are always more reliable. It's just a fact of life.
Funny, because that fact isn't holding true in this situation.

No, Ford and Mazda are just wrong. They really don't know what they are talking about.
 
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: werk
Ever think about visiting the manufacturers' websites? :roll:
Mazda
Ford

Third parties are always more reliable. It's just a fact of life.
Funny, because that fact isn't holding true in this situation.

No, Ford and Mazda are just wrong. They really don't know what they are talking about.
Oh, right, my bad...
 
can i just say...i own a mazda3, and its an automatic?

i would venture to guess that I, along with the other mazda3 owners that we are the most reliable in this area...
 
I used to be sold on manuals. Then I got an automatic. 🙂 man, it's so much easier driving in the city with one.
 
Originally posted by: LtPage1
Originally posted by: Eli
Originally posted by: phonemonkey
Manual transmissions make the baby jebus cry...

<-- has only owned manual tranmission cars and never wants an automatic
This post, combined with his sig.. has convinced me that he must be from the deep south.

😛

why? running with the stereotype, people from the south are dumb; manual is more fun/cooler; southerners all drive big ugly american automatics.

no we dont..
its all Import POS and american pickup trucks and SUVs..
 
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