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Originally Posted by NathObeaN
I do find it funny how you Canadians/Americans romanticise manual transmissions. Up until a few years ago almost everyone in the UK would learn to drive manuals. Only in recent years have AT driving tests gained in popularity. It’s virtually impossible finding a driver in the UK who can’t drive manual. Don’t get me wrong, I love manuals as much as the next guy but I have no shame in owning a DCT, I guess I have nothing to prove  |
That’s why I’ve always loved renting cars in Europe. You’d never find a Manual rental here. You always want what you can’t have I suppose. I have a lot of family in Europe and many of them described or associated Autos as luxury items back in 80s/90s. Higher petrol prices lended to smaller cars, Diesels, and of course Manuals which always had better gas mileage back then.