Manual behind duramax...

[Chevy305]

And you'd be distraught to know why that decision was made.

I posted about this back in 2005.

It was a stupid stupid decision. The main reason was, drumroll please......... steering columns. That's it. Sure there were other factors, but the main reason, and I know with fair certainty, was to commonize steering columns. Opps...we forgot that all the low GVWR medium duty trucks share the same steering columns, none of those trucks have manuals now either. They are eating it on that front now as well. In fact, medium duty trucks at GM are selling so poorly, they want to disband or sell off that division now.
Opps, all those people that want a manual are now buying Ford and Dodge trucks. Opps...opps...
GM deserves to eat it.

Steering collumns is a lame excuse to just not put a standard tansmission into a truck. If I was going to spend the $30K or so on a new truck, I'd want it exactly the way I want and an auto tranny is not what I want.

The medium duty trucks are not selling at all because GM never really made good meduim duty trucks. Of coasre I'm a fan of the S10 but I'm also a fullsize kind of guy. Also the Colorado does come with a stick. Same thing with the H3 which I REALLY like.

That's all debatable. I prefer to drive a stick and generally hate driving autos.

Plus the manual puts more power to the ground and generally gets better mileage.

And I still don't think any of the newer autos (behind diesels) last near as long as the manual.

Its sad... I want more standard trannies, but GM decided to **** the bed...

 

[Avery4jc]

Same thing with the H3 which I REALLY like.

Have you been in one? Its like you're looking through a mail-slot... I personally think the H3's were designed for sub-6 foot tall people...

 

[Chevy305]

Have you been in one? Its like you're looking through a mail-slot... I personally think the H3's were designed for sub-6 foot tall people...

Well, being about 5' 8" I think it fits me well...