I have been casually in the market for a new or recent SUV for 2 - 3 years.
* My major requirements? A diesel engine + a standard transmission.
* The results? Zero! it is more difficult to find an SUV with a standard transmission than it is to find an honest DR lawyer! I do not exagerate.
* My questions? Why? Most SUV manufacturers make SUVs with diesel engines; most are not sold in the USA for 'green' reasons; in other countries, including the DR, they are widely sold.
* It seems nearly impossible to buy a sedan or SUV in the DR with a standard transmission! Pick up trucks? Yes. Why?
* Lack of demand? Are there no traditionalists who remember fondly when all cars had mechanical transmission, @ before 1950.
* Economy conscious drivers? Usually a standard transmission will get 10 - 15% better gas or diesel mileage than an automatic.
* Am I trying to find a dinosaur? Suggestions? Comments?
* My apologies to the Dominican legal profession. I intended only humor! Thank you.
* My major requirements? A diesel engine + a standard transmission.
* The results? Zero! it is more difficult to find an SUV with a standard transmission than it is to find an honest DR lawyer! I do not exagerate.
* My questions? Why? Most SUV manufacturers make SUVs with diesel engines; most are not sold in the USA for 'green' reasons; in other countries, including the DR, they are widely sold.
* It seems nearly impossible to buy a sedan or SUV in the DR with a standard transmission! Pick up trucks? Yes. Why?
* Lack of demand? Are there no traditionalists who remember fondly when all cars had mechanical transmission, @ before 1950.
* Economy conscious drivers? Usually a standard transmission will get 10 - 15% better gas or diesel mileage than an automatic.
* Am I trying to find a dinosaur? Suggestions? Comments?
* My apologies to the Dominican legal profession. I intended only humor! Thank you.