Muscle-car guys don't give a hoot about fuel economy and they must know how to drive a manual transmission.

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As well as questions to help you find a good personality match, the service also asks if you want your carer to have a CRB check, to drive, do manual handling and other more traditional questions.

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Choose two- or four-door models in right- or left-hand drive, gasoline or diesel, manual or automatic, and seating for up to nine.

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Subaru advertises the CVT as being a lifetime unit, but the owner's manual recommends changing the fluid every 30, 000 miles if you drive in "extreme" conditions.

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All-wheel drive usually reduces gas mileage by about 2 mpg while a manual transmission can improve fuel economy by 1 to 2 mpg.

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As before, the 2012 Acura TL remains one of the few cars in its class to offer a manual transmission as a no-cost option on the all-wheel-drive version with the larger V6.

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And in case that seems to leave brawny manual labourers still sunk in tears, isn't it these same men who drive the trains, fight the fires and hold society in thrall to their skill at mending motors and fixing the plumbing?

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