
#CHEAP JDM CARS NZ MANUAL#
Why are manual transmission sport cars are dying out now? Therefore, almost all old JDM sport cars released from the 80’s to the early 2000’s were offered predominantly in manual transmission with an option of usually a lower trim option in automatic.

However, during the 1980’s, things started to change as more and more cars were offering automatic transmission cars as their standard and they started slowly and gradually replacing the manual transmissions.ĭespite the general automobile market was changing to automatic transmissions, the “sport” car sector was still staying true to the manual transmission as automatic transmissions weren’t as fast in changing gears compared to their manual counterpart. Why did manual sport cars stay relevant longer in comparison to “regular” cars? Despite automatic transmissions being available before the world war, they were not as common as they were today as they were mostly available as an add-on option at a premium which most people couldn’t afford. It now seems to be an entirety ago when all cars were manual and only a select few were offered in automatic transmission. Whether it be battery start-up to replace the old school styled crank, having air-conditioning in the car, Anti-brake system to automatic transmission.

One of the many ways automobile companies try and stand out amongst the rest and increase their market share is to innovate and create new technology which didn’t exist before. The car industry like any other industry is evolving over time and always ever changing. Why have manual JDM cars have gone up in value?
