Why are most Jeeps manual in Europe? My wife and I waste going to rent a JK until we realized they only rent manual drive.
Why are most Jeeps manual in Europe?
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Europeans for the most part aren’t as lazy as Americans. Maybe that has something to do with it? 
TJScott
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Last summer we were in Amsterdam and the rental agent asked if we knew how to drive an automatic. We both just stared at each other, was this a trick question? Most every car you rent in Europe will be manual. I prefer manual, so am quite happy with that.
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Flib
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lol, no joke, my best friends wife grew up in Germany (former East Germany to be exact). When she first came to Canada she did not know how to drive an automatic.
Says the guy with the autoEuropeans for the most part aren’t as lazy as Americans. Maybe that has something to do with it?
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I'm glad you said that and not me !!! hahaEuropeans for the most part aren’t as lazy as Americans. Maybe that has something to do with it?
Someone had to say it!
Although I do want to know how New Zealand got to be the 22nd most obese country in the world!
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/29-most-obese-countries-in-the-world.html
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Most of the cars I have ever driven have been manual...back in 1985 in the UK my dad had problems finding an Auto.
Most of the Jap Import cars we get over here in NZ now are Auto its difficult to find a manual... The only way you would get a manual is if you buy the 'sport' model...maybe.
Most of the Jap Import cars we get over here in NZ now are Auto its difficult to find a manual...
The only way you would get a manual is if you buy the 'sport' model...maybe.
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Yeah we have allot of overweight people here , fast food and laziness are the usual suspects lolSomeone had to say it!
Although I do want to know how New Zealand got to be the 22nd most obese country in the world!
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/29-most-obese-countries-in-the-world.html
My parents just bought an Auto in the UK because they prefer it for the heavy traffic driving they do, not many manufacturers actually make an automatic over there, and it was hard to come by one without a large wait.
In England it’s actually a different driving license for automatic vs manual also.
In England it’s actually a different driving license for automatic vs manual also.
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You are correct ..if you pass your test in an auto that all your allowed to drive if you pass your test in a manual you have free range to drive whatever you like.
TJScott
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That’s really interesting. I have never heard that before.
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When son-in law came over from Spain a few years ago He had never driven an automatic I didn’t think there would be but there is a learning curve to driving an auto if you never had one
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