25, bought a 1992 jeep YJ back in 2019, it's a 5 speed and soo much fun to drive!
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US, 53. I can, but don't. The cars I want aren't available with a manual transmission.
47m ,from Maine.I got my car, 18 wheeler and motorcycle license on a standard shift.
35 and haven't owned/driven a standard in over a year. Yet I still frequently stomp on my own foot trying to downshift or find myself mindlessly searching for the shifter exiting turns.
South East US (bible belt), 27, yes.
I learned shortly after getting my license, because I wanted to be versatile. My first car was a manual, but unfortunately decided to go back to automatic so I could lend my car without having to give a crash course.
I love driving stick it makes the most boring car that much more fun.
I'm in the US in the Pacific North West, mid 30s, and I can (and do) drive manual transmissions. My last two cars both were manuals. I hate CVTs, but could live with an automatic if it was quick enough with paddle shifters.
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Switzerland, 34. I learned how to drive with manual and had a couple of cars with man transmission. Now I drive an automatic one. Whatβs funny is that now younger people can do their drivings license with an automatic, but then still are allowed to drive manual without sny experience.
I can but my license is for automatic only, which I'm regretting because automatic cars are more expensive to buy and maintain than manuals.
43, US - can and do drive a manual.
19yo from france, and i do too
Mid 40s and USA. I still drive a manual Jeep 4 door and itβs probably my last manual. The new 10 speed transmissions in some vehicles have gotten so smooth that I think Iβll switch to that or electric whenever possible get a new car in the future. I like manual but it feels like they are going the way of the dodo.
Yes, I have never owned anything else. I really struggle to drive auto/CVT, honestly, it's so confusing for me.
Early 40s. Murica.
Yes I can. Southern AZ. Mid 50s.
No, and nobody in my immediate family has owned a manual since the early 90s. Iβm 34 and in the US.
Canada, mid 30. Can, but don't. First car was manual. 2003 Malibu v6
I have an EV now and plan to stay with ev
Yes, 46. USA
Up until a year ago only drove manual transmissions cars. Early 40s US.
My Dad made me learn to drive in a manual. I'm in the US.
36/m US. I learned to drive a manual when I was 18. I prefer it now to automatic and even more fun in a little econo shit box. I rented a Kia Picanto in the U.K. and had the time of my life.
And where are you from? And how old?
Defuq kinds of questions are these? Is this not against site rules?
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Mid 50's, northeast US, yes I can. I don't but I used to.
USA, early 30s, drive manual mustang GT daily
I'm learning how to drive now and I picked manual transmission. Because it's a lot easier to switch to automatic later if I would need to.
Asked some younger guys at driving school why they picked automatic, and their response was that they believe manual will go away in cars and it will all be automatic.
Maybe so. But it still can't hurt to know it. Many old cars will be around for a long time.
40-something, Eastern US, can drive manual, haven't for years because I threw my back out in DC traffic driving stick.
Born before the A-Team existed, drive both. Prefer my sports cars to be manual but would be happy with DCTs. I have not had good experiences in terms of longevity with automatics. And no, I don't consider DCTs to be automatics.
Yes, since I was 12 years old.
US, 37, yes.
I don't drive at all, so no?
Mid 30s, USA. I'm smart (Ivy League science doctorate) but I can't drive a standard transmission because my dad "couldn't teach me" because I "wouldn't learn right". It was just me asking him questions like "What does the inside of the clutch actually look like? " and him yelling "That doesn't matter, just ease out on the clutch while giving it some gas!" Apparently I can be taught a lot, but not how to drive a standard.
Weirdly, my engineer friend let me drive his standard transmission car once after giving me some basic instructions and I did okay going up and down the road alone, but that was just one day and I fear I've forgotten everything. But I must be mistakenly remembering that, because according to my father I "can't be taught!"
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