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Yes, you can EOC a MT car safely.
If you have to have a full size car, the Sonata edges out the Camry and Accord by 1-2 mpg in city mpg, 1-2 mpg in highway mpg, and 1-2 mpg in combined mpg. Hyundai reliability compares favorably. I'd buy the Sonata, because its real world price is the cheapest, and I drive my cars until they drop. If you trade yours in, then you have to balance resale value against total investment, and one of the other two may look better.
If you can move down to a slightly smaller car, MT the Elantra knocks the socks off the full-size competition, with 5 mpg better highway economy (40 mpg) and 5 mpg better combined mpgs (33 mpg) than the full size cars you're looking at. That's the one I'd really buy.
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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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