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And where are you from? And how old? Not "do you" but just if you know how.

I'm in the US, mid 30s and can (and do) drive a manual transmission.

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[-] ji88aja88a@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

41, Oklahoma, yes.

[-] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

AUS, 32. I had to learn manual for my job and for years my daily driver was a manual. I still have that car, I nice V8 sports car, but I prefer an automatic these days due to ease of use especially with how far modern automatics have come from the stigma developed during the 80’s/90’s.

[-] gameboyhomeboy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

43m, US, yes....it's been a while but I'm certain I would have no problems.

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

42, U.S. I can, very well. I used to race cars on the track. I don't do that anymore, but it's a useful skill to have when I'm in Europe. Manual transmission is the norm for any rental car.

[-] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

53m

Learned how to drive synchro'd transmissions on a 86 Ford Escort.

Learned how to double clutch and rev match on a non-synchro'd transmission in a 49 Willys.

[-] steve12975@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

47m ,from Maine.I got my car, 18 wheeler and motorcycle license on a standard shift.

[-] AttackPanda@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Mid 40s and USA. I still drive a manual Jeep 4 door and it’s probably my last manual. The new 10 speed transmissions in some vehicles have gotten so smooth that I think I’ll switch to that or electric whenever possible get a new car in the future. I like manual but it feels like they are going the way of the dodo.

[-] SirTenTea@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, NYS, learned in PA as a teen and then got i proficient in college with my used wrangler. Taught my wife after college when we had to share a vehicle. Now late 30s and one of our two cars is manual, but it's 12 years old and it is looking likely that the replacement will sadly be an automatic. Needs change!

[-] Sea_pop@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

36/m US. I learned to drive a manual when I was 18. I prefer it now to automatic and even more fun in a little econo shit box. I rented a Kia Picanto in the U.K. and had the time of my life.

[-] teamevil@unilem.org 1 points 1 year ago

Up until a year ago only drove manual transmissions cars. Early 40s US.

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.

[-] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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!

[-] haych@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

You can get manual electric cars, they're just rare. A lot of electric conversion cars can still be manual too.

https://youtu.be/gW2etNIcegc

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[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

USA, mid-30's, yes I can drive cars and bikes with manual transmissions.

[-] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] morbidcactus@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] t0fr@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Canada, 28. Yes, probably

I did one driving lesson in a manual car, have done plenty of sim racing, and ride a motorcycle.

So although I might not have a lot of real world experience with a manual transmission in a car, if I was put in one, I don't think I'd have any problem with it at all

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Meloku@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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)

[-] olizet@lemmy.works 1 points 1 year ago

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

[-] redballooon@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

But still the majority of cars in Germany are manual.

[-] olizet@lemmy.works 1 points 1 year ago

No. Meanwhile they're DSG, so sort of automatic.

[-] Primer81@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Wermhatswormhat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

From the US and yes I can

[-] Cheriebarie@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

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.

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