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In the US, it's comparatively rare to see a car (except the very very cheap or the very exotic) that isn't an automatic transmission.

A quick google search suggests that 16 percent of cars in the US are sold with manual transmissions. I'm not convinced this is "comparatively rare."

I can't find stats, but here in the UK it's probably around 90% automatic if not more - 16% sounds comparatively rare to me.

In the US, it's comparatively rare to see a car (except the very very cheap or the very exotic) that isn't an automatic transmission.

A quick google search suggests that 16 percent of cars in the US are sold with manual transmissions. I'm not convinced this is "comparatively rare."

Really?

"According to Environmental Protection Agency estimates, the 2.5 gets 22 mpg city, while the TDI gets 36. As for highway mileage, the 2.5 gets 30 mpg and the TDI gets 41."
http://www.buyingadvice.com/gas-vs-dieselpower.html

That looks to be an average of about a 50% more miles per gallon with a diesel in comparison to a gas car. Visiting a gas pump a third less often for the same amount of driving seems to be a savings to me, especially when you consider that, until a year ago, diesel was significantly cheaper. You can thank a bogus tax increase for that. Those few pennies don't compare.

http://www.buyingadvice.com/

I wonder if the new Ford Sync system, like you can get with the Ford Taurus X runs off Windows?

I, for one, welcome our new car dealer prices overlords.

The Honda Fit is also a good SUV replacement. Not as tall as an SUV, but it has plenty of leg and cargo room.

Buying Advice also has pretty balanced car reviews, though they lean slightly positive.