datlas 

Lol you realize mrs datlas drives an Odyssey?

The real fight will be stick vs auto. I still want a stick shift.

datlas 

Another day, another concert. I hope to sneak out for a short but real ride afterwards. This morning’s Zwift does not count.

Or does it??

LesterOfPuppets

Oh, well who cares about hauling then.

Mazda Miata.

Ramona_W

I say it with three syllables unless it's on popcorn or an apple. And there is also Karmel Korn but I couldn't tell you why.

Herbie53

I ride my steel bike on the trainer to do virtual rides on Zwift.

Steel is virtual!

LesterOfPuppets

I went to the casino and saw Jerry Jeff Walker last night. Poor guy's throat was hurting pretty bad. Great show, tho.

Velo Vol 

Not for me.

LesterOfPuppets

Wonder if the Odyssey could haul the Miata on a trailer?

Could be good for track days. See if you can race Pcad for pinks.

ericy

Those are damned near impossible to find these days. I gave up my last one after the VW TDI debacle, but virtually any other car out there doesn't even have that as an option.

Ramona_W

Me neither.

datlas 

Zoom zoom!

I like it.

WhyFi

Another ~6" of snow overnight and more snowblower fun this morning. Supposed to be sunny and 32° today and ~40°-ish the following three days. IOW, it's gunna be sloppy.

datlas 

Luckily the base models of both the Fit and Civic come with stick. I really prefer it. Many models of cars still can be had that way.

The "battle" is that I am the only one who can drive it, so if someone else in the family needs my car we are screwed. That's how it is with the Saturn now.

WhyFi

Dumb-dumbs spent seven days bidding a readily-available $140 retail part up to $132.

LAJ

It's not the price, it's the thrill of winning!

rjones28 

You know which one you want.

Also, I believe @RollCNY has a Fit. We should get an update from him.

rjones28 

Some of those guys even use carbon fiber poles.

seedsbelize 

Beware the newer fits have 6 speed manual transmissions. Not nearly as nice as the five speed of the older ones. If we get money back, instead of the car, we'll go a little older and 5 speed, or auto. And the newer cvt auto has better rated mpg as well.

LAJ

Best of all worlds.

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...5-494bebf55c72

seedsbelize 

I was wondering recently if he was still alive. I guess so. Did you know he's originally from the northern tier?

WhyFi

In theory, that was the case with the Sportwagen. The reality was that the no dealerships bothered bringing them in and it would take quite a long time to get our hands on one. In our case, we had to move across the country in 6 weeks and waiting for a stick just wasn't feasible.

It almost feels like offering a stick is a token gesture that they think few will take advantage of or, if you're more cynical, it's something on offer primarily to nudge the "starting at" price a little lower (assuming that manuals are still less expensive).

seedsbelize 

Seems a little pricey for an 81

rjones28 

Concert after lunch for me.

Velo Vol 

At least they got something for their efforts.

ericy

In my case, my wife still has a car with a stick (another VW TDI). But my beef is that there are options I would like to have which don't come with the "base" models - the only way to get those is to go to a higher trim level which don't offer a manual as an option. Sometimes things as simple as heated seats (my wife tells me to never purchase a car without heated seats). My current car has two climate zones, which I appreciate as otherwise my wife is constantly turn down the temperature, and I am trying to sneak it back up again because I am freezing. You can't get that in a base trim level car.