55M, Australia. I have a manual license, always drove a manual until my new-to-me car. I have osteo-arthritis and my knees hurt when I drive a lot, but I drive it like a manual with automatic clutch.
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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.
I learned how to but haven't been behind the wheel of a manual transmission car since the 90s.
In my family you couldn't get a drivers license until you know to drive any car and also the basics of maintenance. Other things I have't done since (roughly) the 90s: change my oil/coolant/brake/transmission, change various filters, replace pump seals, or replace hoses/belts. But I have to admit, its handy to know how to do all that.
Midwest US, 48, and it's all I drive.
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. I'm from the USA and in my late twenties. I learned how to drive on an old Jeep Wrangler on a farm.
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Sweden, late 40's. Manual since I had my driving license (18). Driven automatic maybe 2-3 times in my life
Yes, only ever driven manuals. Wouldn't have the slightest idea how to drive an automatic though!
Yes, early 20s USA. Learned at 18 and drove manual every day until I sold my last car in November
US, 35 - yes can and do drive manual.
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
Mid 40's, Northeast US.
Learned to drive on manual, and only owned manuals until early 2000s. Would be driving a manual now if it was available in vehicles that otherwise meet my wants/needs. Currently have a DCT with paddles, and a manual transmission motorcycle.
Yes. Mid thirties UK. I've actually never driven an automatic.
Yeah, here in South Africa most cars are manuals so you need to know how to drive them to get a full drivers licence. If you do your driving test in an automatic car, your licence only allows you to drive automatics. I'm in my mid 20s.
Yup. Learned from my dad. Actually, for a little bit, I taught folks in the military to drive stick as well. US mid 40s
Canada, 36M, can and do.
I learned manual on a car with a fucked up transmission.
Yes, early 40s from the UK so most people here learn in a manual car. I drive electric now so it only has forwards and backwards to choose from. Can't say I miss the old manual much, it's just so much more chill driving an auto.
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
Can drive manual, 30s, USA.
I had a particularly bad automatic transmission in my first car and went with a manual shortly after.
No. I'm 25 and from Florida.
Drove a manual for 15 years before I got a more family friendly car.
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. F, mid 50s, West Virginia.
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.
Southern Europe, 34. I only know how to drive with manual transmission (I tried an automatic city car once, and I literally couldn't exit the parking spot). I'm too used to control the car with the clutch. I should learn though, because I use car sharing services, and they are progressively replacing their cars with automatic transmission ones.
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Yes, 47, Georgia, USA. I've only ever bought manual transmission cars for my personal use. I just think they're neat!
Yes Dominic Toretto taught me
I drive an automatic but I learned with a manual and used it for years. I find manual impractical for daily use but I can use it if I need to.
32 years old, Italy
US, 37, been driving a manual since I was 16.
Yes, had to learn when I moved to Europe.
42 Aus and this is a great way to get age and location details on accounts
US - 30s Yeah, but only once and I was like 16 Could I still today? The phrase grind it til you find it comes to mind
Yes. German. When I learned to drive, it was mandatory to do so on a stick.
25, bought a 1992 jeep YJ back in 2019, it's a 5 speed and soo much fun to drive!
Yes, Europe.