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Originally Posted by Badbru
First Datsun ute I had was column shift manual 78 model 1500. Four on the tree. I loved it.
Second datsun, or rather Nissan 720 ute was also a column shift manual four on the tree.
The cabin seemed less clutered and the shifting was simple and fun. I'd actually prefer a column shift manual for my car but currently I drive an auto and don't really like it. The car itself seems weaker and I feel the same way. Lazy car.
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I know only automatics, but I'd like to learn how to drive a standard because I'll never know when I'll need to.
At work, we have a Chevy Colorado (actually an Isuzu pickup), Ford Ranger (IIRC, actually a Mazda) and two Pontiac Vibes. I like the Colorado the best because it has a five cylinder engine, the headlights come on automatically and so on. I step on the gas, it takes off like a rocket. The Ford Ranger, OTOH, is a pig, it is slow, sluggish and you really got to floor it to get it to go fast. It has the 2.3 liter engine, a small 4 cylinder. My mother's Hyundai Sonata has a bigger engine than that, her's is a 2.4 liter, 4 cylinder. The Vibes are OK.
Chuck M.