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Old 03-14-2012, 11:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ladogaboy View Post
I doubt that emissions regulations are the ONLY reason. My guess is, they just aren't selling enough units to make it profitable/worth their time.
I wasn't implying that the regs were the ONLY reason--it just pushes them over the edge. Maybe if they could just certify the automatic version and then take the same engine and vehicle and swap in a mannual tranny, then it would make sense. But if only say, 5-10% of the vehicles are sold with a manual then it doesn't make up for the additional cost & time required to do another certification.
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