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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 11:51 PM
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Manual or Automatic, which is preferred ?
 
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 04:40 AM
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If there is a choice I would go with the manual
 
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 05:17 AM
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Manual!!!
 
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Why manual over automatic ?
 
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the manuals have less problems and are much easier to replace if/when they do.
 
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