Miata Mailing List: December 1994, Message #186
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   From: rthorpe@munch.gsfc.nasa.gov (Rosemary Thorpe)
Subject: RE: Auto vs. Manual
   Date: Tue, 6 Dec 1994 19:29:18 -0500

Now that my Ford Probe with a fine Mazda automatic transmission
has been in the shop for four weeks and is in the second round
of repairs, other obvious advantages of manuals stands out:

When you buy the car, you save $1000.
When the clutch begins to wear out, you can still drive, 
albeit carefully. Unlike steering and brakes, automatics do
not default to non-powered operation.
It cannot possible cost as much to repair a manual as an
automatic ($2200 and rising - thank god for insurance, although
I don't have a check in hand yet).
They're lots more fun to drive.

OK, so I'm obsessing and I'm preaching to the choir of manual
Miata owners and ....
(writer cut off by sudden burst of good judgement)



Rosemary  => Rosemary.Thorpe@gsfc.nasa.gov