I'm a used car fan too.
To participate in the vote, I would vote "Abstain" on the manual transmission issue.
It really depends on the driving. Where I am at (S. Jersey), I take a 26 mile drive in Pine Barrens to work nights at a hospital and then farting around my suburban town. It wouldn't be too much of a hassle for me to own manual.
Now. . .my wife used to drive in stop and go traffic in St. Louis for years and owned a manual. She got tired of that and understandably so. That sucks in stop-n-go.
If I ever get my dream "beat up ol' pick-up" I want it to be manual because of low cost repair.
A manual extended cab Ford Ranger, used, 4 cyl., is what I want someday. I had a friend replace the engine twice on his. . .a 4 cyl. is apparently easy to remove and put a new one in - $1200 each time. Had nearly 300,000 miles on his.
I know Toyota engines are good. . .I don't know about 300,000 miles good though.
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