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Ford Super Duty Goes Soft with Automatic

Posted April 23 2008 07:05 AM by staff 
Filed under: Opinion, Ford F-450, Trucks, Truck


Okay. So it's debatable to purists, but manual transmission have always had that stigma of being for real drivers, professionals even.



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What won't may not be debatable shortly however, is whether or not to order your Super Duty Ford in either slushbox or row-it-yourself form.

Though still a rumor, reports SeekHub, the fact that one of the most easily customized vehicles for consumers (Ford itself tout the number of configurations, both on terms of power and style)  may no longer provide the option for a manual.

Our take? Gasp! Say it isn't so! Yet people, for the most part, just don't buy manuals anymore, though the voices of the few in the case may ring louder than the rest. It makes more sense for Ford, in its financial situation, to streamline its model ranges. Of course, it doesn't mean it's right




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