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An attempted carjacking in the parking lot of a Silver Spring grocery store was thwarted by the suspect’s inability to drive a stick shift, according to police.

On Monday, the victim was approached by a man at the Safeway in the 900 block of Thayer Avenue in downtown Silver Spring, according to detectives from the Montgomery County police’s major crimes division. The man displayed a knife and demanded the car keys from the victim, who complied.

Unable to drive because it was a manual transmission, the suspect then left the vehicle and ran away.

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Harbourmaster

I had the same reaction... but where can I buy a modern car with manual transmission these days?

Kids these days.

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Harbourmaster

I had the same reaction... but where can I buy a modern car with manual transmission these days?

You'd be surprised:

[www.caranddriver.com]

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Harbourmaster

I had the same reaction... but where can I buy a modern car with manual transmission these days?

Only north america has this problem. Few cars elsewhere have automatic transmissions. Probably because fuel is much more expensive elsewhere.

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Only north america has this problem. Few cars elsewhere have automatic transmissions. Probably because fuel is much more expensive elsewhere.

I know years ago a manual got better MPG, but Is that really still the case as automatics have improved. Here's the EPA MPGs for the 2022 Nissan Versa with Automatic and Manual, and the manual is 5 MPG WORSE than the auto in both city and highway.

[www.fueleconomy.gov]

And going forward into EVs, the manual is probably DOA.

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And going forward into EVs, the manual is probably DOA.

Yeah, the only EVs that will have a 'manual' are fakes that want to mimic the sound and feel of a manual ICE car (I think there is some talk about doing this though).

OTOH there was one car theft where the thief just left it in first gear as they ran from the police.

Wonder if the owner's insurance company covered a new engine?

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I had the same reaction... but where can I buy a modern car with manual transmission these days?

Europe

I used to champion my old manual, but when I moved to Pittsburgh with its stops on hills and city traffic, the shine wore off. Next car was an automatic, and I haven't missed the manual--well, except that satisfying run up the gears pulling onto the open freeway.



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I had the same reaction... but where can I buy a modern car with manual transmission these days?

Europe

See my link.

OK, there are cars with manual transmission in the US, but none that I would actually want to buy at this stage in my life.

I think my next car will be a Tesla without Full Self Driving software.