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Tafkam Hokie
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I've got an Si myself. The only option on that car is the color

and whether you want summer tires or all-weather tires. If you don't want a manual, pick a different car. I did find it interesting when I was shopping for the Si back in 2020 that if you go to the Honda website, they list a manual transmission as standard on all Civics, with an automatic being an option on the non-Si or R models. But best I could tell, there was not a Honda Civic with a manual transmission anywhere within 250 miles. Manuals are definitely dying out. But there are some kinds of cars that really should have them, regardless of whether an automatic is technically superior or not. And a 911 is one of those cars. If you can't drive a manual and don't want to learn, that isn't the kind of car you should be shopping for.
Posted: 04/17/2025 at 10:43 AM ET
(In response to this post by EDGEMAN)

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If you want to get into a 911 with a manual transmission...
EDGEMAN 04/17/25 09:41 AM ET
Sold for double that. Crazy.**
MP4VT2004 04/17/25 09:17 PM ET
Well, it did have a manual transmission.
EDGEMAN 04/18/25 06:28 AM ET
Fastest production manual car at the Nürburgring? This Porsche.
EDGEMAN 04/17/25 01:42 PM ET
I’m most interested in the air-cooled models (97 and some 98 models)
I85Hokie 04/17/25 12:45 PM ET
Those are quite pricy.
EDGEMAN 04/17/25 12:48 PM ET
Nice looking car, but too many miles. I had a 2002 Carrera 4 Cabriolet
75Hokie 04/17/25 11:39 AM ET
Just do the Cannonball Run**
HokieMacDaddy 04/17/25 10:31 AM ET
I think the smartest choices today are the high performance sedans
EDGEMAN 04/17/25 10:36 AM ET
Do they make a 911 with anything but a manual transmission?
Tafkam Hokie 04/17/25 10:19 AM ET
The ultimate VW beetle, IMHO.**
agray123 04/17/25 02:30 PM ET
The 356s look like a "squashed" Beetle.
EDGEMAN 04/17/25 04:45 PM ET
I agree 100%, but Porsche had done a lot of automatics in 911s and...
EDGEMAN 04/17/25 10:34 AM ET
I've got an Si myself. The only option on that car is the color
Tafkam Hokie 04/17/25 10:43 AM ET
Honda manuals are so awesome, too!**
NokieHokie 04/17/25 07:30 PM ET
Still have my 86 Prelude Si - first year of the Si if I remember right
RTFC 04/17/25 03:13 PM ET
Toyota Tacoma X-Runners also only came with a manual, and the only option..
EDGEMAN 04/17/25 12:30 PM ET
Speaking of Toyotas, I ended up buying that Sequoia in VA Beach.
MP4VT2004 04/17/25 09:19 PM ET
Just like the old Model T’s. **
Stork 04/17/25 10:55 AM ET
I would hope not**
coshokie 04/17/25 10:25 AM ET
Beautiful car, but I would need at least one knee replacement…..
scoop76cs 04/17/25 10:11 AM ET
Is that Chicago Maroon?
EDGEMAN 04/17/25 09:52 AM ET
It's She Car Go maroon.**
IB4TECH 04/17/25 10:10 AM ET
It would look good with orange pin-striping.**
EDGEMAN 04/17/25 10:14 AM ET