Yep, very big boxes. I had the hopes of picking mine up with a town car thinking two blokes could lift it in and out of the boot. Thank god it got a flatty and I borrowed a mates van for it. 200km for a gearbox and wouldn't have got it in the car.
I personally prefer manuals to drive. Nothing against autos at all - dont get me wrong. But having driven manuals and auto's, I certainly prefer the manual. Simpler and easier for me to understand too.
Part two of my reason is that my auto is also flogged. Lockup clutch tries to engage in low 1st, and it slips in 1st and 3rd. Rebuild costs in NZ are astronomical - especially when for 1/2 the price I can put a decent manual in and be happy with it.
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