Date:         Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:43:32 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Manual or AT?
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In Sunny California this is probably true enough. In the snowy north
(and east), a manual transmission is superior to an
automatic...especially if you already know how to drive in snow and ice.

My automatic cars are essentially inoperable during the frozen days of
winter.


On Thursday, September 11, 2003, at 03:24  AM, Tom LaLanne wrote:

>  The manual trans has no significant advantage over an AT unless one
> is seeking high performance.

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