The torque and having a stick made it so fun much to drive. I was trying to hang onto it, but was spending too much money in repairs. She gave me 190K miles and some of my best highway experiences. Good times.

My Mazda Protege was no punk either. That was also a stick and logged over 100k miles in 4 years.

I wish carmakers would go back to stick shifts. I’ve only seen them in base models or not at all