Originally Posted by
KraneXL
You can run, but you cannot hide. Just try and find a manual shift or drum brake car these days.
Base Kia Rio has both.
Go pretty much anywhere that isn't America or Canada (maybe Mexico too, never been there, can't say), and try to rent an auto tranny. I'm not waiting for it to happen, youre pretty much limited to an expensive luxury option or more likely nothing at all.
As far as drums, they are still extensively used on heavy trucks and in the rear on economy cars.
Ie, both are used where the market demands it and where they are the economical/technical choice