Urinepeeins don't get the slushbox.

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RapidRonnie - 28 Jul 2007 18:38 GMT

That's because the retarded and morbidly obese don't drive in those
countries. Nor do that many people commute in stop and go traffic five
days a week for forty years.

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hls - 28 Jul 2007 22:21 GMT

> That's because the retarded and morbidly obese don't drive in those
> countries. Nor do that many people commute in stop and go traffic five
> days a week for forty years.

Actually, automatics are becoming more and more accepted in Europe.
Their cars are smaller and lighter than ours, in general, and get a lot
better mileage.

I would personally still buy a manual in Europe, because the cost of
repair, should it be necessary, is much less.

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Edwin Pawlowski - 29 Jul 2007 03:18 GMT

"hls" <hls@nospam.nix> wrote in message

> Actually, automatics are becoming more and more accepted in Europe.
> Their cars are smaller and lighter than ours, in general, and get a lot
> better mileage.
>
> I would personally still buy a manual in Europe, because the cost of
> repair, should it be necessary, is much less.

It may have changed somewhat, but in the past, small engines and automatics
meant sluggish performance. Not having driven one in a long time, I can't
say how the new ones are. Last car I had in Europe was a Smart Forfour with
an automatic clutch. Performance was what I'd expect from a stick, but the
shift times ere much longer than if I was doing it myself.

The Smart gave me 42 mpg but I was paying $6.45 a gallon. The dollar is not
worth much against the Euro right now. I'm not going next year if it does
not get a little better.

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hls - 29 Jul 2007 12:41 GMT

"Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote in message news:6OSqi.11773

> It may have changed somewhat, but in the past, small engines and
> automatics meant sluggish performance. Not having driven one in a long
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> not worth much against the Euro right now. I'm not going next year if it
> does not get a little better.

I took my company ordered drivers certification there last year in a car
with an automatic transmission. The car belonged to the driving school, and
it was surprisingly responsive,
not at all like the underpowered slushboxes you and I remember. The
gasoline prices
at that time were US$6.75-$7.00 per gallon (changing daily, or even hourly).

I borrowed a company owned Volvo for a couple of weeks, and it was a diesel
powered
unit with a six speed manual tranny. The mileage indicator in the
instrument cluster
showed as much as 70 miles per gallon when were were not accerelating and
were
running at 50 mph or so (national maximum limit is 90 km/h). I basically
hate the
car, though, because it was hard to find the right gear consistently and was
very
unforgiving. I would not have bought one of them.

I dont think you will see an improvement in the dollar rate soon.

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