Any Dodge Challengers in the house?

[Jon A.]

I always found automatics boring, but to each his own. This got me thinking how the Ford Pinto and Mercury Bobcat with the 2.8L V6 were never available with a manual shift. The reason? They would have out-performed the Mustang II with the same powertrain.

[Charlie]

Originally Posted by KV-1926R

I always found automatics boring, but to each his own. This got me thinking how the Ford Pinto and Mercury Bobcat with the 2.8L V6 were never available with a manual shift. The reason? They would have out-performed the Mustang II with the same powertrain.

I like having a standard. My Chevy half-ton has a 5-spd... and I doubt I would have gotten it had it been an automatic. In this case, the automatic will get a little better mileage on the highway, and on those hot Texas summer days, I can have the air-conditioning on and cooling before I get to the car!