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STICK4TEHWIN! I made a solemn vow to every car dealer I came in contact with about 2 years ago when I started shopping for a new truck that I wanted it to have manual transmission and I wouldn't settle for less... Even after this knucklehead salesmen at a local dealership tried to scam me into a wham-bam-thankyou-ma'am deal with a truck that had auto. SCREWWWWW THAT! FFFFUUUUUuuuuuu... And I LUUUUUURRVE my new Chevy Colorado reg cab truck! Even though it's a 4-banger, it's a 2.8L engine(it's th…

(Quote from Shockwave) 30 MPG = 30 miles to the gallon or for the rest of you outside the US,(dang your metrics! ) 113.56 liters every 48.28 km 30 MPG is pretty dang good fuel economy for a truck here in the states.

No, that's highway Shockwave, to be precise, I recorded that on a recent trip to the beach in southern Alabama where I took my truck. I think it gets closer to 23-25 in town with my driving... The actual EPA fuel economy ratings for my truck are: 4 cyl, 2.8 L, 5-speed manual - 20 city / 27 highway Oh yea, the Audis are nice, I've actually seen a few around here every once in a blue moon, they are rare though. Don't they make some cars with a 5-cylinder, or is it some other automaker in Europe I…

Heh, thanks Michael! Actually Michael, having an automatic transmission is good for in-city traffic and commuting that is very stop and go, whereas you'd probably burn up a clutch on a manual doing that crap in slow traffic all day. Having a manual tranny however is good not only for fuel economy but also for more control over a vehicle as Faaby mentioned, you can downshift to slow yourself down instead of riding the break. Other benefits allow for instant shifting to lower gears for either pas…