Best 5-speed?
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Best 5-speed?
I am looking for a mid size manual tranny sedan or better yet station wagon.
The primary candidates I am looking at are :
Subaru Legacy, the earlier non-AWD, circa '95,
Toyota Camry, although I hear manual wagons are rare if not non-existent
and possibly Nissan or Mitsubishi although I know nothing about them.
I am not looking at Hondas because they use interference engines, timing belts break and engine damage results. Plus, their prices seem higher than others.
My main criteria are:
Easy to work on, Subaru seems to score high in that regard with its engine being non-transversely placed as in other FWD cars.
Lots of parts at junk yards
29 mpg or more
The primary candidates I am looking at are :
Subaru Legacy, the earlier non-AWD, circa '95,
Toyota Camry, although I hear manual wagons are rare if not non-existent
and possibly Nissan or Mitsubishi although I know nothing about them.
I am not looking at Hondas because they use interference engines, timing belts break and engine damage results. Plus, their prices seem higher than others.
My main criteria are:
Easy to work on, Subaru seems to score high in that regard with its engine being non-transversely placed as in other FWD cars.
Lots of parts at junk yards
29 mpg or more
Last edited by apropos; Nov 11, 2004 at 06:32 AM.
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You can get a Nissan Altima/Maxima with a 5 speed, or a Dodge Strattus/Plymouth Breeze.
Originally Posted by apropos
I am looking for a mid size manual tranny sedan or better yet station wagon.
The primary candidates I am looking at are :
Subaru Legacy, the earlier non-AWD, circa '95,
Toyota Camry, although I hear manual wagons are rare if not non-existent
and possibly Nissan or Mitsubishi although I know nothing about them.
I am not looking at Hondas because they use interference engines, timing belts break and engine damage results. Plus, their prices seem higher than others.
My main criteria are:
Easy to work on, Subaru seems to score high in that regard with its engine being non-transversely placed as in other FWD cars.
Lots of parts at junk yards
29 mpg or more
The primary candidates I am looking at are :
Subaru Legacy, the earlier non-AWD, circa '95,
Toyota Camry, although I hear manual wagons are rare if not non-existent
and possibly Nissan or Mitsubishi although I know nothing about them.
I am not looking at Hondas because they use interference engines, timing belts break and engine damage results. Plus, their prices seem higher than others.
My main criteria are:
Easy to work on, Subaru seems to score high in that regard with its engine being non-transversely placed as in other FWD cars.
Lots of parts at junk yards
29 mpg or more
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Nissan Maxima with V6/5-speed looks very impressive. I was looking at '96 models and they hold their prices higher than Subaru Legacy, Toyota Camry, etc.
Also carsurvey.org is very positive.
Really my main criteria is a quality car that's 5-speed and easy to work on and gets 29mpg.
Also carsurvey.org is very positive.
Really my main criteria is a quality car that's 5-speed and easy to work on and gets 29mpg.
Last edited by apropos; Nov 12, 2004 at 11:27 AM.
