Asklemmy

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

Early 40s. Murica.

54, Germany. Drove stick almost all of my life, but now I'm driving an automatic. Much better in city traffic.

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

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

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.

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, 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.

Montréal, Québec, 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.

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)

32m, American - No I can’t, as except for a short stint on a leased automatic gas car, I’ve owned only electric cars. And EVs are by definition automatic!

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

Don't answer these. They're attempts at pinning ur account with a specific demographic and or phishing attempts.

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.

39 US, yes, I learned on manuals but I own both an automatic car and a manual pickup, also the dump truck I drive at work is a 10 speed standard; it's a 2012, any of our trucks newer than 2013 are automatics and several of the people I work with can't drive standard trucks.

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.

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

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

41, Oklahoma, yes.

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

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.

US, 47, and nope.

US (Midwest), 40, maybe? I know how to but haven't driven one since I was probably 19.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Indiana and Wisconsin USA here. Approaching 50, and learned back in high school, as well as driving old tractors. My first car, a classic even when I got it, was a 63 Chevy Bel Aire manual. Drove manuals all through college and didn't buy an automatic until 2013, when the type of vehicle I needed didn't come in a manual.

I really miss driving stick, especially in snowy Wisconsin winters.

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

There are very few manuals still sold in the US. The holdouts are ultra-budget models or pretentious sports cars. I can count on one hand the number of people I know who can drive manual.

I can drive one because my dad had an ultra-budget hatchback that I learned on, and later I had one of those pretentious sports cars, which I swapped for something more practical when I had kids. Age: old enough to have kids.