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In praise of European cars.

Automotive News Europe,  June, 2005  by Wernle, Bradford

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Byline: Bradford Wernle

After nearly seven years living in England, I'm back in the US, and I have to shop for a car. To tell you the truth, the pickings look mighty slim. I don't much fancy SUVs or other trucks, so my options are limited right off the bat.

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I prefer something more frugal but big enough not to be swallowed by the holes in Detroit's roads. At the top of my list of requirements are interior space flexibility and a manual transmission. There don't seem to be many cars with stick shifts sold here anymore - about 95 percent are automatics. In most European countries, ...

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