is the S the only car to ONLY come in manual?
07-22-2010, 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by ralper,Jul 20 2010, 01:20 PM
Nope. The MGB. About 400,000 of them were produced and sold from about 1965 to about 1973.
I'm not including the later rubber bumper MGBs which were sold from about 1974 to 1980 (still manual). They really weren't the same car.
The MGA was also only manual. It was produced from about 1955 to 1964 and sold about 100,000 units.
As a matter of fact, the Trumphs and Austin Healys were also only manual transmission cars but I'm not sure how many of each model sold.
Like I said in an earlier post, today's S2000 is what the MGB should have become, and would have become had the British auto industry not screwed up.
I'm not including the later rubber bumper MGBs which were sold from about 1974 to 1980 (still manual). They really weren't the same car.
The MGA was also only manual. It was produced from about 1955 to 1964 and sold about 100,000 units.
As a matter of fact, the Trumphs and Austin Healys were also only manual transmission cars but I'm not sure how many of each model sold.
Like I said in an earlier post, today's S2000 is what the MGB should have become, and would have become had the British auto industry not screwed up.
BUT...way back in the 1950's, 60's and 70's EVERYONE either owned or knew how to drive a manual transmission because back then an Automatic was a fancy option that only rich people had in their cars.
In the 21st century it's hard to find a Non-Automatic anything!
Let me rephrase. "The S2000 is the most successful car to never be offered as an automatic in the past 20-30 years."
07-22-2010, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Onehots2k,Jul 20 2010, 11:46 AM
Incorrect. Bangle was the head of design since 1992.
i should have said before the butt ugly 5s
07-22-2010, 06:34 AM
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[QUOTE=JLUDE,Jul 22 2010, 08:27 AM] Good info.
07-22-2010, 08:50 AM
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Fact remains that true sports cars and or drivers cars will almost always be $$$$ and for the elite...Honda went against the grain and made an amazing and affordable sports car,..i applaud them for it
07-22-2010, 09:22 AM
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Dont think that was the case...im under the impression he meant the only car that more than 1% will ever own..or see for that fact..i dont think he meant like porsche or lambos, etc .