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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)

Yes. As someone from the UK where near enough everyone I know knows how to drive a manual. If you learnt auto only you'd get absolutely hammered by your mates. However this will probably start to change now hybrid/electrics are mostly auto or single gear

California. 62. Been driving a manual for over 40 years. Most recently a six-speed.

Yes, and I love it. It's so much fun.you have more control and I find it more responsive when putting your foot down compared to the cars with stop and go.pedals

35, WI, can. Haven't had one in a while because the wife doesn't want to learn.

I tried twice and it went poorly.

US, late 30s drove a manual for almost 20 years. Switched a few years ago when buying a new car and nothing that still had a manual was appealing. I do miss it sometimes, but others I'm just happy to cruise.

You left gender off of your list of questions. That'd be interesting. I can drive manual transmission. My first 5 cars were all manual until I got married and had to give it up "for safety". I'm from all over the US, but learned to drive in the Midwest. I'm old by internet standards.

One fun fact for y'all; There seems to be evidence that supports the claim that driving a manual transmission vehicle is actually safer for individuals with ADHD, contrary to popular belief.

Yeah, I'm 24, from Finland. Most people have manuals here.

43, in the US. I drive a vehicle to work that was never sold with an automatic transmission.

I taught my wife (age 35) to drive one, and she daily drives another manual transmission vehicle.

Yes and it's quite fun, feels like you're driving a racecar. It's not actually that hard though once you first figure it out. United States, for reference.

I've only done it twice but it went surprisingly ok. I could do it if I had to. USA in my 30's

US, close to fifty, and I've driven stick since 1992

I can. I’m almost 50 though.

I think I can still do it. I haven’t driven one in twenty years.

My girlfriend and child cannot.

Most my rural friends can and my city friends can’t.

Yes, 35, UK. Drive an automatic now, but drove Manual until last year.

When I got married, my wife moved up to live with me in Canada in the dead of winter. Our only car was a manual rust bucket my brother gifted us with. For some reason, it was always freezing cold in that car. I eventually squeezed an old pizza box in front of the rad and it helped retain a modicum of heat. But man what a junker...

At any rate, we'd get off work and it would of course already be dark and I'd take her to a parking lot to teach her stick. She'd be trying to do donuts in the snow while the car was lurching around or spinning the tires. She just kept getting angrier and it didn't help when I'd yell "you're gonna stall! give it more gas!" Our marriage was seriously tested at that point but by some miracle we're still together?

Yeah. US midwest, 46, learned in an '86 Toyota 4Runner nicknamed The Blue Beast. It was my only vehicle for a number of years.

I'm from the Netherlands. I've been driving since 2009 and I've never driven an automatic car. I drive (semi) truck since 2019 and have never driven a manual truck.

Yes. Almost 50 in US. Owned over 100 manual vehicles.

Had to be able to start on a hill to get my license.

20s, Southern US, and yes. It's weird seeing folks who don't since most of the shitboxes we drove were

I just didn't have the need for driving licence. So no, automatic or electric or manual.

With good public transport and cost of car ownership it didnt make sense. But now I will probably do it just in case.

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.

30s in the US and I can't drive a manual. I honestly don't even know where to go to even get a manual transmission vehicle. My dad had one 25 years ago and that's the last time I've been in a personal vehicle with manual transmission. I don't see why anyone would want one either. Who wants to make driving even more difficult and tedious than it already is?

Mid 30s, US. First car was a manual, but I have an automatic now. I do miss it, but I probably drive much safer now that it's less fun. Even though it was just a beat up old passat I always felt like I was in forza driving the manual

I’m a boomer, of course I can, haha.

19, Vermont. I learned to drive stick on a big Kubota tractor at 14 lol.

Like many people of the Lemmy-verse, I know how to drive a manual (can't say I am best, or better than average even).

Cannot afford to own a car in this economy. Have a geared motorcycle tho.

Yes. Mid 30s in the US, but my first car was also a manual. Glad I knew how to do it when my wife accidently booked a manual rental car during our trip in Portugal last year.

Northeast USA, 41 years old at the time (50 now), previous car to current one was a manual Honda Civic because it was what we could afford. My husband took me to a parking lot to show me the basics on a Saturday (he'd learned to drive on a stick shift), then off I went to work that Monday.

NGL. first month I cried a lot because I stalled out often, especially between first and second gear. After a while, though, I grew to love the control--especially in winter conditions--and that I could now drive any car. Eventually, the transmission burnt out, and we got a hybrid C-Max, which is nice, fuel-efficient, but I would drive another manual again if given the opportunity.

20s, asia, and can do manual.

US, 47, and nope.

US, 21, and can kinda drive a manual.

I'll stall out a few times cause I don't have practice but I'll be able to get where I need to go

US, learned to drive on the east coast, early 40s, and I can and prefer to.

My wife, however, does not, so I live in the auto world.

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 haven't tried in over 10 years, but I was able to back then. It would probably take a bit of practice to get it back, but I'm sure I could figure it out again.

Since then I have owned two cars with paddle shifters, which I think is the best of both worlds for a casual driver who likes playing racing games, but has never driven on a track and doesn't really plan to.

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. :(

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 have never owned anything else. I really struggle to drive auto/CVT, honestly, it's so confusing for me.

Early 40s. Murica.