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My friend taught me for the most part in college when I was 22, and then when I bought my first manual it was 5 hours from my house. If I didn't figure it out I wouldn't have gotten home ๐ซฃ
Only killed it a couple times, and only when I was getting on/off the freeway. And once in stop and go traffic, but I don't think anyone noticed
Yes, early 20s USA. Learned at 18 and drove manual every day until I sold my last car in November
Early 30s, US. Yes I can drive a manual. They have their moments when they are better than autos.
Yes. Mid thirties UK. I've actually never driven an automatic.
Yup. Learned from my dad. Actually, for a little bit, I taught folks in the military to drive stick as well. US mid 40s
I drive a manual transmission to work every day. [20, US]
I'm 40 and have never used a manual transmission, and have no desire at all to ever use one.
35, American, can only drive automatic but have been trying to learn manual. My barrier is never having a car available to me to practice on. ๐
EU and I most definitely can (that may not be surprising). But funnily enough, I bought my first car a few months ago (I drove family cars only before - all manuals) and that one is the volume knob automat. I wanted to stick with manual (pun intended), but my fiancee convinced me and I have to agree that there's a certain comfort in automat.
Yes. F, mid 50s, West Virginia.
20โs, Canada. Only ever owned manual transmission vehicles.
I learned manual on a car with a fucked up transmission.
No, but I also don't have a drivers license.
Does shifting on my bike count?
I am 17 and don't even have a driver's license (I already could). However I don't want that in the first place. I don't feel comfortable about being in control of a heavy vehicle moving at relatively high speed. I know I'd drive over a pedestrian the first month because I got lost in my thoughts and completely forgot to pay attention to being in a damn car.
Or just fall asleep. Being in a train, bus, or even just playing a bus simulator on my phone immediately makes me sleepy. Sleeping driver is not a good driver.
Additionally there's the high prices of gas to consider, low prices of bus transport, and for me as a student non-existent prices for trains.
Why pay extra to create additional traffic and kill people?
Canada, 36M, can and do.
My first 4 cars were standard. As is every motorcycle I have owned.
Learned on a farm truck when I was 13.
Yes, I even passed my driver's test in a manual while needing to do a 3 point turn on a hill. I am almost 30, born and raised in the suburbs of New York.
I haven't driven manual in years, ever since that car fell victim to black ice and a guard rail, but I have done recent test drives of manuals without stalling, so I guess it is something you never forget once you know how.
Yes. I'm from Wisconsin, USA and bought my first manual car (2018 Focus ST) in 2021. I'm 29 years old and was 27 when I bought the car.
I'm actually about to sell that car but replace it with another manual car. My other car is an (automatic) 2020 Supra.
Sweden, late 40's. Manual since I had my driving license (18). Driven automatic maybe 2-3 times in my life
Yes, California, late 30s. I drove a manual transmission when I was a teenager. I was proud of how practiced I got with it. I don't drive manual anymore, but my dad recently switched back after some decades driving automatic. He found out he's out of practice lol
No. I'm 25 and from Florida.
I can drive manual, but I hate it. I don't want to worry about releasing the clutch just right to avoid jerk, so I bought an electric car. Certainly was expensive, but it's infinitely more smooth than a manual transmission could ever be. 23 year old, living in Germany.
Drove a manual for 15 years before I got a more family friendly car.
Yes, 47, Georgia, USA. I've only ever bought manual transmission cars for my personal use. I just think they're neat!
Yes, only ever driven manuals. Wouldn't have the slightest idea how to drive an automatic though!
I made it to 39 without ever learning to drive a manual. At that time though my girlfriend had a manual. And one night she was too drunk to drive. So I managed to make it work well enough to drive us maybe a mile through luckily mostly empty nighttime streets home.
I later learned to drive her car for real.
Yes. Mid 40s UK. I have never owned an automatic vehicle, and it looks like there's not much in the way options when it comes to electric cars with manual transmissions.
Well EVs only really have forwards and backwards. No additional gears.
Yes, Europe.
US, mid 30s, and nope. (I learned on a friend's car but didn't spend enough time for the muscle memory to build in, even way back then)
Yes, 32, USA Started learning to drive on my dad's old early 70s Chevy C20. My first car was an automatic but second car was a manual 89 camaro and that's where I really learned manual. The only time I drive manuals now is at work and it's only around the lot
My daily is an automatic but my old Magirus-Deutz is a special kind of manual. Iโm 37 from Germany.
42 Aus and this is a great way to get age and location details on accounts
In the US, in my late twenties, and yes I learned how to before I was even legally allowed on the roads here. I do still infrequently drive manual cars as I'm a bit of a car enthusiast. I prefer automatic for a daily driver, but any sports cars or older vehicles are more fun with a manual transmission!
US, 36, and I've only ever owned manual vehicles. I think I've drove automatic maybe 5 times in the past 20 years I've had my license.