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Old 08-31-2008, 09:43 PM   #9 (permalink)
Big Dave
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The Red Baron - '00 Ford F-350 XLT
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I do absolutely agree that US car companies need to build high-MPG versions of their product line. The Cobalt XFE was simplisity incarnate - A Cobalt with a stick shift, a taller gear and a (slightly) lower ride height.

Why don't they?

Lack of manual transmission manufacturing capacity.

Belief that the market demands automatics that allow texting while driving.

The little SEAT (or whatever it is) is dead because of regulations on cars sold in the US.
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