So, who can or cannot drive a manual?

No argument that MT sales are less than 3% in the USA but that doesn't necessarily equate to only 3% of Americans being capable of driving a stick, just that they prefer to have an automatic.

So let's have a poll of who can and who just cannot row your own gears if you had to or wanted to.

Hell, once upon a time even the big ole U haul trucks were manual transmission only so I have to believe more people could drive a stick but just don't want to.

 

yes

 

It's the only reason I bought my truck.

Awfulmatics are for those without a red leg.

 

I have a manual, but I don’t know how to drive it, so I just leave it in the garage and sit in it and change gears while making vroom vroom sounds. Fun as fuck, but also pathetic. Work for me though.

 

I think nowadays people just don't want to have to learn to drive stick since they can just hop in and go in an auto. I chose a manual Tacoma because I'm not a fan of the way the 3rd gens get torque in really high rpms and the auto transmission wasn't great. So I ended up with a 2nd gen manual and I couldn't he happier with my choice. Family friend has a 2016 OR and dislikes the power band and gear hunting. I do like the 3rd gen styling more though.

 

I've never done it, never really had an interest. I am pretty sure I could figure it out if I had to though just like anyone else could.

 

Let's make it REALLY interesting... and Yes, I can drive one of those!

 

Can drive manual. While shifting through SoCal stop and go and eating a carne Asada burrito AND managing to dip into taco sauce. 1 handed shifts. Zero fucks.

If a person finds traffic daunting, they need more protein and more leg days. Sry not sry.

 

Hahaha that's great. Made my day.

 

Great idea, but I don't think you are going to get a fair answer here.

 

Never had the chance to learn

 

Know how, wanted one, but wanted the options not available with a manual.

 

6-speed manual here

 

I’ve actually owned mostly automatic 4x4’s over the last 30+ years (my Taco is an AT), but since I got my license almost 50 years ago, I have always owned manual cars as well. My wife’s car is a stick, as is our daughter’s. Our son owns an AT car but is manual-proficient.

 

Absolutely , in fact I rented and drove an actual Uhaul manual shift ,24 foot box truck to move the step daughter years ago . Piece of cake with the granny gear !

 

I'm a retired truck driver so drove manuals most of my life. Now that I don't have to I never want to see another MT.

 

"...when you install 4.30 gears in a foxbody mustang"

 

I drove stick shift cars for a long time because I was too poor to affford one with an AT. Now I can.

 

Learned how to drive using this