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

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. Like what we're up to? Be a patron! Join us on our new Discord chat, the Car Barn: Car and Driver's Alfa Romeo Giulia is … an Alfa Romeo: VW runs ad claiming manual transmission is an anti-theft feature: The 1998 Honda Civic is still thieves' favorite target: Find out more about the NICB and whether you trust their results at

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64 - Manual transmission: theft deterrent or mark of a REAL MAN? is an episode from Crossthreaded Podcast by Jim Hodgson.

This episode is 42:49 long.

This episode was published on May 16, 2019.

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