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[-] Frog@lemmy.ca 62 points 1 month ago

Just like how manual cars became anti theft.

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago

My friend has his Kia broken into and started, but it’s a standard so they ditched it hahaha

[-] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

That's if you can find one for an affordable price.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I got a decent manual for about $12k back in February. And it was one of three on the lot I was there to look at all around that price: A GTI, a WRX, and a Mini.

I went with the GTI

[-] swag_money@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

right before the used car market exploded i got my manual Subaru for $3400 when it was worth about 10-12k because of a misfire. yeah it just had the wrong spark plugs in it :p and it's about as dumb as they come. it has a radio, abs, and cruise control - no other driving assists or telemetry

[-] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

The fun tax is real... except unllike the poster below, I was looking for a Base model Subaru and not the WRX (even though the WRX is a bucket list car)

[-] pumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago
[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

most car thiefs can't drive a manual transmission

[-] pumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago

Oh right in the USA there are mostly automatic cars

[-] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 month ago

Manual transmission is an anti theft device because car jackers can only drive automatic

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