Just getting ready to purchase a Caliber, but I cannot find a 5spd anywhere!!! Does anyone have an acurate ETA on these cars? I am looking at the SXT model and I am ready to buy!

Thanks and great forum guys!

 

Usually dealers don't like to stock regular consumer vehicles with 5-speed manuals because they're a hard sell to most people. This is more than likely the reason why you don't see any. A manual transmission is a large turn off to many people who don't know how to drive them. I don't think I've seen any Calibers at all since they've been shipping around here with 5-speed manuals on any dealer lot.

 

When I purchased mine two weeks ago I had no problem finding a 5 speed each lot had several. It was a little harder to find a 5 speed in an SXT. If it was an SXT most of them put in the automatic in it. I ended up driving two hours to get the one I wanted in the color I wanted. It was the closest I could find to what I wanted without ordering one. Check with your local dealer they may be able to DX one from another dealer for you. My dealer was able to find 3 within 20 miles they were just the wrong colors.

BTW if you like orange they have 2 at Capistrano Chrysler Jeep Dodge that are 5 speeds.