# What happened to the Manuals?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-the-manuals/62755>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 19, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-the-manuals/62755 "2011-03-19T03:03:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![tampico01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9f8e36/32.png) [@tampico01](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tampico01)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-happened-to-the-manuals/62755/1 "2011-03-19T03:03:14Z")

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Is it just me are there others out there upset buy the fact that so many new cars are not available with a manual transmission unless you get the base model without many available options. With a Toyota Matrix I can only get 2 colors unless I also order a 4 speed auto. GRRR