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Darcane drives Seattle hills, and I drive San Francisco hills in manual transmission cars. We understand fully what it's like driving in metropolitan conditions, and still prefer manuals. Automatics never approach the fuel efficiency of manuals in the hands of a hypermiler.
As for clutch replacements, I save enough annually in fuel costs to pay for a clutch every year. When I gave my eight year old SE-R to my daughter last month, its original clutch was still (and is still) working fine.
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Darrell
Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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