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Re:The absurdity of renting a car will no longer be tolerated by mauvehaus on Sunday December 26, 2021 @11:26PM (#29699199)
The dead giveaway that you aren't in the US is that an automatic is an option. In the US, it is (to my knowledge) literally impossible to rent a vehicle with a manual transmission from a mainstream rental outfit.
Re:The absurdity of renting a car will no longer be tolerated by smsm42 on Sunday December 26, 2021 @11:36PM (#29699288)
In Europe sometimes it's the reverse. I had to literally drive to another country once (fortunately, in Europe it's much less of a big deal than in the US) to be able to rent a car with automatic. I can drive a manual, in theory, but with me decades out of practice and my family on board, I'd rather not...
Re:The absurdity of renting a car will no longer be tolerated by carlmr on Monday December 27, 2021 @10:14AM (#29703095)
You're right, this is in Europe where it's usually the opposite, automatic is rare except in premium cars.
Re:The absurdity of renting a car will no longer be tolerated by chrismcb on Monday December 27, 2021 @02:36AM (#29700357)
Considering it if almost impossible to purchase a manual in America...