jmcquown wrote:

>
> Why is it car dealers always want to sell me an automatic? I state
> specifically I want a standard transmission and they are all agape and
> agog - are you sure?! They still try to show me automatics. No, I don't
> want one. Yes, I'm sure. Why does that surprise them so much?

They usually have to special order manual transmissions. They aren't
that popular with many people so they don't sell real well.

SD