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USA, mid-30's, yes I can drive cars and bikes with manual transmissions.
26 y/o from Sri Lanka. Hate automatics. Daily drive manual cars and motorcycles with gears.
Yes, my cars have mostly all been standard. Northeast US. Mid-20s. Current car (2000 Honda Insight) is manual.
In the UK there are two classes of license. One if you take your test in an automatic, and one that let's you drive either. So everyone learns in a manual.
30, Chile, yes, I prefer it.
Yes.
I own a car with manuel too and its all my family has ever had.
Only driven automatic at a job.
Automatic gearboxes cost a lot more. So most people opt out, here.
I see that its the opposite in the US. Where they are often cheaper. Which makes little sense..
Yep i can. 30 Male Canada. Grew up in the praries just outside a small town. All we had for fun growing up besides games was old cars and dirtbikes. Currently drive a automatic however.
43m, US, yes....it's been a while but I'm certain I would have no problems.
41, Oklahoma, yes.
AUS, 32. I had to learn manual for my job and for years my daily driver was a manual. I still have that car, I nice V8 sports car, but I prefer an automatic these days due to ease of use especially with how far modern automatics have come from the stigma developed during the 80βs/90βs.
42, U.S. I can, very well. I used to race cars on the track. I don't do that anymore, but it's a useful skill to have when I'm in Europe. Manual transmission is the norm for any rental car.
47m ,from Maine.I got my car, 18 wheeler and motorcycle license on a standard shift.
53m
Learned how to drive synchro'd transmissions on a 86 Ford Escort.
Learned how to double clutch and rev match on a non-synchro'd transmission in a 49 Willys.
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.
Chile, 38, and I've been driving manual all of my life... Well, until a month ago when we finally sold my old trusty 2005 Yaris for a new automatic car so my wife can also drive (my old car was manual and had no drive assistance, it was heavy to turn, and I was the only one in my family that was capable of parallel parking it)
Up until a year ago only drove manual transmissions cars. Early 40s 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.
US, 53. I can, but don't. The cars I want aren't available with a manual transmission.
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.
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
I know how. I learned ony dad's old pickup. Havent used manual since (in my 30s)
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
29, USA, can drive stick
First car was manual transmission, I miss that thing dearly
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.
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.
Austria, late 20s, I currently own a manual transmission car, so obviously yes.
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
54, Germany. Drove stick almost all of my life, but now I'm driving an automatic. Much better in city traffic.
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.
US, yes but haven't owned a manual for years. If Honda sold an Odyssey Si with a 6-speed and a turbo I would drive the hell out of it.