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.
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Up until a year ago only drove manual transmissions cars. Early 40s US.
32m, American - No I canβt, as except for a short stint on a leased automatic gas car, Iβve owned only electric cars. And EVs are by definition automatic!
You can get manual electric cars, they're just rare. A lot of electric conversion cars can still be manual too.
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33, Canada, yes I can drive standard.
I learned on a 1990 corolla, my partner can't drive standard so when we downsized a few years ago we kept her car. I miss it for the around town trips but I'm not upset to drive automatic when I have to (rarely) commute. I also really liked it for winter driving, definitely felt more in control, that little corolla could plow through snow and ice like it was nothing.
Pretty much everyone on my side of the family learned on standard, drove for a while, but now more or less has a vehicle with automatic.
Canada, 28. Yes, probably
I did one driving lesson in a manual car, have done plenty of sim racing, and ride a motorcycle.
So although I might not have a lot of real world experience with a manual transmission in a car, if I was put in one, I don't think I'd have any problem with it at all
40+ here, from the Netherlands and been driving stick (manual) for over 25 years. Only since the last 2 years or so I've been driving automatic because manual transmission cars are harder to find
I'm 42, US, learned on a stick and have driven many. My daily driver is an E-bike, cause I can. If I need a car I have a Chevy Bolt. If EV manuals become common, I'll definitely get one
US, 25, and I drive a manual. I feel it gives me more control than an automatic.
Also, I got my license driving an automatic. Learned manual after. Didn't need to retake the test though which I always find funny.
54, Germany. Drove stick almost all of my life, but now I'm driving an automatic. Much better in city traffic.
But still the majority of cars in Germany are manual.
No. Meanwhile they're DSG, so sort of automatic.
Yes I do. I'm in my early thirties, Australian lady. I drive manual by choice because it is more fun and I appreciate the mechanics of vehicles. Most cars here are auto I guess.
MontrΓ©al, QuΓ©bec, Canada. Early 40 years old. Yes I drive a manual transmission car.
I've always owned manual cars. I'm going to keep my car for an long as I can. I'm not to keen on cars with lots of technology in it. It's prone to too many problems.
No. From rural Oregon, early 20's. My dad has been meaning to teach me with our old Ford Focus, but it hasn't happened yet. :(
Indian, can drive and do drive both manual and automatic depending on the car I have access to. 19. Have been driving since 18th birthday.
As a red blooded man, manual transmission gets my dick hard. That stick is throbbing when I hit the pedal, gotta work it real good.
US, late 20s. I've been driving manual transmissions on the farm since I could reach the pedals. All but two vehicles I've ever owned are manual. Its my preference, especially since I'm my own mechanic and hate working with autos.
My dad has a 2017 Suzuki Swift which is a manual and that's the only car I've ever driven. So, I only know how to drive a manual lol as I haven't tried auto transmission yet.
Texas, 24, just learned a few months back. Bought myself a stick shift car and sold my automatic so my only options were to learn or use public transportation. Public transportation is a joke in the US (for most major cities) so the rest is history.
US - Ohio 50+ Yes, and because I can always have owned and driven manual transmission cars. Daily driver has always been a manual. As long as I drive an ICE powered vehicle it will be a manual.
29 southern US. I've been daily driving since 2014. People get obsessed or weird about it. There's valid reasons to drive automatic or manual, just don't go huffing and puffing one is better than the other
I'm in my early 40s in the US. I learned to drive a manual when I got my license ~25 years ago but haven't driven one since that day. I rode a motorcycle for a few years as well, so I'm pretty sure I could manage if I absolutely had to.
Yes I know how to drive a manual, I learned many years ago. I'm from the US and I'm 42.
Learned on an old beat up truck when I was like 20, I remember I got stuck stalling out on the highway once, I don't even remember how. I freaked out so bad. 8 years ago I had 2012 Mazdaspeed 3. I miss that car so so much.
Yes I can. 30 and from the US.