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Part of the problem was the epa test itself. It basically was punishing the manuals. Like you pointed out the EPA test is easy to beat with a manual, or another way of looking at it, the epa test was unfair to manuals. So then put them side by side on a new car lot and the sticker tells the buyer there is no fuel savings to be had. In reality you get a cost upfront savings, a long term maintenance savings, and a fuel savings. All that did t kill it, what killed trucks not having a manual option is cars not having a manual option first. A truck is usually a 2nd or 3rd vehicle and if you don't ever learn on a car you won't buy a truck with one.
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