My 93 Dakota 4x4 has an automatic trans, and when it gets replaced, there will be another truck with an automatic trans. Sometimes my wife has to drive the truck, and she can't/won't drive a stick (and I wouldn't want to have to keep replacing clutches if she did). Some people have no business driving a stick, and my wife is one of them. She has been around for 40 years, so I'm keeping her, even if it means there will be an automatic trans truck around here. Its a small price to pay for a happy home.

My coupe does have a 5 speed, and I enjoy driving it very much, but there are days when my old left knee doesn't like the clutch pedal either. Those days, I'm pretty thankful for that automatic in the 93 4x4, if I need to go someplace. Hopefully not, but some day you youngsters may understand the need for an auto trans. Gene