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MetroMPG · 05-07-2018, 12:22 PM

I hear you: the manual option is being dropped on a lot of cars, especially the top trims. EG: you can no longer get the top spec Micra with a manual.

Even if the combination is technically offered, good luck finding a fully-equipped car with manual on dealer lots.

(Aside, re: windows -- the Mirage is a strange hybrid case: the base car has electric front windows standard, but the rear windows are cranks!)

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