The cheapest new van in the US has a manual transmission

"Forrest" (forrest) 09/29/2014 at 14:37 • Filed to: None

1

12

The !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! 6-speed manual, at about $17.5k. Alas, it's also the *only* new manual van in the US.

Even a new Caravan with no options is about !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . I bet you could get a Caravan for about two dollars on the last day of the month, though. :)

RallyWrench > Forrest 09/29/2014 at 15:01

2

I've tried finding these used with a manual. It's impossible. Somebody must buy them, or Mazda wouldn't build it.

Cé hé sin > Forrest 09/29/2014 at 15:08

2

Looks like a car to me but there you go.

Forrest > RallyWrench 09/29/2014 at 15:15

0

Haha yeah, they're kind of rare. I found a bunch of used Mazda5 manuals on AutoTrader though. Here's a 2014 with only a few miles on it.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Forrest 09/29/2014 at 15:16

1

Frankly, after a luxury barge (or before, depending on who you ask), a minivan is the least practical application of a manual.

RallyWrench > Forrest 09/29/2014 at 15:16

1

Good find! That's where I looked, plus Cars.com & SearchTempest. None last time I checked.

Edit: checked through the pictures on that one, it's an automatic. They got the description wrong. Boo!

Forrest > RallyWrench 09/29/2014 at 15:19

0

A big search radius is the key. Drive to {Texas, Florida, etc} to pick up a Mazda5 with a stick? Sure!

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Forrest 09/29/2014 at 15:20

1

They aren't half bad. I had one (A/T) as a rental and I drove it from Columbus, OH to Indianapolis, IN. It survived I-70, so it should be fine for most people.

Takuro Spirit > Forrest 09/29/2014 at 15:33

1

Enjoy it while it lasts. They're going away next year.

sellphones2493 > Forrest 09/29/2014 at 17:39

1

Nice find, however, I found cheaper!

http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/…

Local Miata Bro > Forrest 09/29/2014 at 18:23

1

I wish my mom's had a manual, instead it has a 4 speed autotragic. Still a great van though, 160k and it still pulls like a champ.

Forrest > sellphones2493 09/29/2014 at 22:33

0

Nice find! I always wanted to rent a Caravan and hoon it off road. And, if I'm feeling saucy, spray paint "Ain't Care-avan" on the side. :)

Something like this, but in a Caravan:

Racin'Jason001 > Forrest 05/21/2016 at 17:32

1

Too bad it is dead now.