To answer the original question...because they simply aren't available. I would much prefer a standard transmission but I drive a 34 year old Chevy blazer...when the constraints are that you need some sort of small truck and have very little to spend on it you have to take what you can get. Beggars can't be choosers.
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To answer the original question...because they simply aren't available. I would much prefer a standard transmission but I drive a 34 year old Chevy blazer...when the constraints are that you need some sort of small truck and have very little to spend on it you have to take what you can get.