Buy A Manual MINI In August And Get A $500 Discount

To revive interest in the stick shift MINI launched a new campaign to put drivers in touch with their inner "manualhood". At the heart of that campaign is a $500 discount for customers who opt for manual transmissions on their new MINI -- and that's over and above the typically cheaper MSRP of manual models. The offer applies to the MINI Clubman, Convertible, and Hardtop. (Sorry, the Countryman isn't included.) The discount is available through August 31, 2011.

[Source: The Car Connection/edmund's inside line]