Rent a Manual Transmission Car

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As you may well know, renting these cars has become an increasingly difficult proposition in recent years for a number of reasons. Obviously, consumer preference has shifted dramatically toward automatic transmissions, which in turn, has meant that the stick shift has fallen out of favor. In addition to this, there are several reasons why manual transmissions have become less attractive in the eyes of the rental companies. To begin with, these cars cost more to maintain. Not because the transmissions are costlier, more complicated, etc., but because fewer drivers are able to operate these cars anymore, which leads to increased wear and tear, and thus, more maintenance.

Beyond simple maintenance issues, though, there are a number of other reasons why rental agencies are less inclined to rent these automobiles. As previously mentioned, the fact that fewer drivers are able to operate manual transmissions leads to a rather glaring problem in the eyes of rental companies… liability. Less experienced/qualified drivers means Read the rest of this entry »

It has been noted here, and elsewhere that one of the primary reasons that car rental companies don’t like to rent manual transmission cars is due to the fact that inexperienced drivers often get them looking to learn how to drive a stick shift. Obviously, this causes a lot of headaches because these drivers burn the clutch and are generally poor at driving a manual. So, for rental agencies, it costs more to insure manual transmission cars. However, if you happen to be shopping for a manual transmission car, you will be relieved to know that there is essentially no difference in the eyes of the car insurance agencies.

I don’t know yet whether or not this will work, but apparently you can now set up a search feature, in conjunction with Google, to better refine results for a custom search. Anyway, this has been set to help you rent manual transmission cars. Give it a go, and see what you think. Hopefully, this will be a helpful new tool to work with. Cheers!