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Originally Posted by redpoint5
The Acura TSX is the best manual I've driven (I hear the S2000 is even better).
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Honda used to be known for (at least the autojournos raved about) the best shifters in the business. Late 80's early 90's era. My parents had a manual Accord back then and I remember it being pretty sublime. Better than a base Integra they had later (shoulda kept that one - used values are going up, up, up).
With ~1% of new cars sold in the States last year being manuals, I guess it really doesn't matter.
What I find more interesting is automakers seem to be dropping "entry level" cars. The next cheapest car in the line-up is often many thousands more expensive. For people whose budget is $10-15k for a new car, several thousand dollars isn't insignificant.
Then again with 96 month loans, the difference between a Fit and a Civic essentially "disappears" when you only look at the monthly payment amount.