I'm looking for a stick shift at the moment. Oh boy, there is a lot of crap out there. Manuals have been enshittified in the last 20 years. A lot of economic c

I'm looking for a stick shift at the moment. Oh boy, there is a lot of crap out there. Manuals have been enshittified in the last 20 years. A lot of economic cars like compact hatchbacks with <= 2l naturally aspirated engines now have top gears that are like 4th gear, buzzing at 3000 rpm at 100 km/h. Even some 6 speeds! What a shitshow! A few are decent and I've zeroed in on those. I don't fast, just efficient. Modded fire-breathing exhaust should be pulled of the road. The irksome relationship between "manual" and "cheapest base model" is still there to some extent, too. Mechanical joystick side mirrors and manually cranked windows are actually better, but FFS don't take away remote locking and AC! Sheesh ...