Originally Posted by
RacinNdrummin
Before I built my IDI, I got to drive one of the EB trucks driving around the country before one even hit the dealer... I was IMPRESSED, and it made me reconsider my self-imposed ban on buying anything new... The only thing that kept me from buying one, was I cant get a manual with it, I dont drive automatics, every vehicle I own is a manual, and its going to stay that way.
Ford, Manuals may be only 13-15% of sales, but its still 13-15% of sales, and most of that 15% are guys like me who wont buy an automatic... Maybe 15% of sales isnt worth tossing an already manufactured 5 or 6spd in, but that rationale isnt going to get me to buy a new ford...
problem is they weren't 13-15% of sales, they were about 1%