64 - Manual transmission: theft deterrent or mark of a REAL MAN?

Published: May 16, 2019, 10:55 a.m.

In this episode we get into car thefts. We have some statistics for car thefts by model and year, plus a thorough discussion on whether driving a manual transmission makes you a Real Man Dot Com.

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Car and Driver’s Alfa Romeo Giulia is … an Alfa Romeo: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a23145269/alfa-romeo-giulia-quadrifoglio-reliability-update/

VW runs ad claiming manual transmission is an anti-theft feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wApqm7VYlno

The 1998 Honda Civic is still thieves' favorite target: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/the-1998-honda-civic-is-still-thieves-favorite-target-091918.html


Find out more about the NICB and whether  you trust their results at http://NICB.org