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Thymeclock's cab example is limited to the USA's lazy and incompetent driver pool. Take a cab in Mexico City, Hong Kong, Madrid, London, Lima, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Dublin, Zurich, Nairobi, or any other major metropolitan area outside the USA, and you won't find many, if any, automatics.
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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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