cars automatic v manual

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Member since 22 January 2012

Delt1cMember25 November 2012 14:55:47

looking for a car in Malta and was surprised howfew automatica are available, with the traffic congestion here and the fact that newer automatics are as economical as manual surprised how few autos available, talking dealers ( new) , was told only 1 in 10 new a autos.

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matm911Serial expat25 November 2012 17:28:27

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the average cars here have between 60 and 80hp and some streets are very steep ... did you ever dive an automatic car with weak engine or tried to reverse park it on a steep street?
Other thing might be that automatic cars are more expensive. Some of the newer cars even do not have ABS or airbags ...

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