Today’s next feature is the ultimate in basic — it’s a regular cab short bed, rear-drive, manual transmission, and the 4.9-liter inline-six. No luxury cosplay, no giant crew cab, no turbo anything, just truck. This is an example of a car built from the era when things could run forever — 333,000 miles on this […]
This was never sold new in America., so today’s next feature has real Cars & Coffee confusion value without being flashy. You could get a Mazda 6 wagon over here in the USA, but not with a 2.0 liter 141 horsepower turbo diesel and 6-speed manual box. The chassis is the first-generation GG/GY Mazda6, which […]
The Chevrolet Corsica LTZ was built on GM’s L body platform shared with the Beretta, the LTZ benefited from sportier suspension tuning, unique trim, and subtle visual upgrades that distinguished it from base commuter variants. It represented GM’s attempt to inject legitimate performance into the compact front drive sedan segment, and it came equipped with […]
Of course, most classic bad guy cars from the 1970s were equipped with automatic transmissions — how are you going to shoot pistols or rifles or explosive arrows at the good guys if you are shifting gears and steering with your hands? However, today we’ve got a Ford Granada that gets driven by the good […]
The manual transmission family sedan is almost dead. Maybe more than almost. Mostly dead. This article from carscoops says that there are 25 different models of cars that are available with manual gearboxes, and a few are sedans. However, if you want a clutch pedal and you don’t mind a pre-owned car, there are plenty […]
You won’t find a rabid fan base for a vintage Infiniti G20 sedan like you would for a vintage Honda, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t want to own one. Today we’ve got a G20 with a manual gearbox and the legendary SR20 inline-4 with less than 100K miles offered for a simple price. Not […]
The first generation of BMW’s X3 SUV was built from 2003 through 2010 on the BMW L2 platform, which was a mid-sized version of the X5 platform and shared many components BMW’s 3-series. Today’s example is an early version with non-painted bumpers — something early German SUVs had in base models, and is probably a […]
The typical 90s beater Honda doesn’t evoke much emotion in the normal automotive enthusiasts, but if you find one with a manual gearbox…that might be a different story. Even if that Accord is the base model DX with a F22A1 4-banger good for 125 horsepower. But I’d rather roll up windows that work instead of […]
At first glance I assumed it was an error in the list. You know, one of those V4, new breaks, Camero style typos. The seller clicked the wrong box because there is no way that this has a manual gearbox. I’ve never seen an XJS with a manual. Did they even sell it that way […]
A few years ago a strange thing happened with used cars. They suddenly became ridiculously expensive. You can blame cash for clunkers, COVID, the chip crisis, or 2008 Carmaggedeon…but whatever the reason, it was horrible for people looking for that used 6 year old car that should sell for 1/4 the original MSRP. This price […]