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As others have pointed out, city rush hour traffic has played a big role in killing off stick shifts. I'd also say that as sticks have become more rare, opportunistic factors have crept in to help speed along the demise of the manual transmission. Do you know how hard it is, for example, to type that snarky Facebook comment and attach a picture of a cute little kitty to that post, while you're typing to drive?
Ugh. As soon as the transmissions give out on my truck and Durango, they're receiving the stick shift treatment. My Magnum got a stick transplant two years ago, and she's running very strong today.
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