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		glogla on Aug 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The end of the manual transmission is near? So rich people get automatic and poor people get manual. That explains why US gets automatic as well.

_fizz_buzz_ on Aug 25, 2022 [–]

Many high end cars are not even offered with manual transmission in Europe anymore.

glogla on Aug 25, 2022 | [–]

Of course, poor people are not buying high end cars.

Compare what cars people drive in US, in Germany, in Greece and in Romania.

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