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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.

Montreal, I'm 34 and I drive manual.

German, Mid 40s. Learned on manual, drove nearly my whole life manual, got a Golf with automatic a few years back and love it. I still drive manual from time to time with pool cars from work and my girlfriend's car

Yes, 30s, USA (Midwest)

My first car I got when I was 16 was a manual transmission so I learned on that.

20s asia can do manual.

From the US and yes I can

Yes I can, Sweden, born in the 00's and my car is a 90s manual.

Yep, I actually learned how to drive on a manual. Before I got married all my cars were manual transmission as well. In my late 30s from Midwest USA.

31, french, with an automatic since 5 years, but drive manual from my 18 years

Yes, manuals are incredibly common here in Sweden.

No one I know owns an automatic.

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.

Northern Europe, in my 40s, always driven a manual.

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.

I own a car with manuel too and its all my family has ever had.

Only driven automatic at a job.

Automatic gearboxes cost a lot more. So most people opt out, here.

I see that its the opposite in the US. Where they are often cheaper. Which makes little sense..

Yes, I'm 32. Back in 2010 I got my licence in Norway. Norway has separate licences for manual and automatic transmissions, such that the automatic transmission licence is more limited. In 2010, nearly all cars were manual, and getting a licence for automatic transmission meant that you would basically only drive your own car.

Today, Norway in huge on EVs and hybrids, and I think you'll have to search hard to find a new car with manual transmission. I think the stats are that ~70% of new licences are for automatic transmission, which makes a lot of sense.

Enough to get a drunk friends car home in one piece.

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

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.

Yup, I daily a 2021 MX-5 RF (Miata). Luckily I work from home most days so it's not too bad.

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

26 y/o from Sri Lanka. Hate automatics. Daily drive manual cars and motorcycles with gears.

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.

Not well, but I got some practice with an old beetle back when I was learning. I've kept the practice of keeping lefty on the dead pedal because of it.

I can, older than you.

Yes. I'm in my mid 40's, in the Midwest US. I drove manuals almost exclusively from when I was a teen until last year, when I bought an EV.

Yes. The first car I bought was manual and I had no experience driving manual. So my cousin test drove it for me near the sellers place and also drove it home. Then I taught myself over the next couple days on my home street before venturing further. It honestly wasn't hard, and I'm so glad I went with that vehicle too looking back as it was a great car at a great price.

PNW US, late 30s, and yes. I learned how to drive a manual on an ATV when I was around 11 or 12. From there it was easy to adapt to doing it in a car and I've owned a couple of manuals over the year, though I prefer an automatic for the comfort. I think if I were doing any high performance driving/racing, I'd prefer a manual for the control, but I'm not, so I don't currently own one.

Yes, Poland, 18 and I prefer (and drive) it

I'm 40 and have never used a manual transmission, and have no desire at all to ever use one.

I had to put in extra effort to find a manual (USA), but I was successful. I'm going to hold onto this thing in perpetuity until the wheels fall off or (reliable) fully autonomous vehicles are "standard".

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

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.

41, USA. I’ve had a manual Jeep Wrangler for 20 years now.

Late 40s, from the US. My mom drove a manual so I learned on her car. Then my first car was an old VW Bug, and my next couple of cars were also manual.

Now that I live in a city with soul crushing traffic and a completely broken public transit system, I drive an automatic. Driving a manual in stop and go traffic is just not fun. Plus, it's gotten hard to even find a manual transmission anymore. But when we went on vacation to Costa Rica a few years ago they gave us a car with a stick shift and I had a blast bombing that thing around.

30, yes, I prefer it.

Yes. Houston TX. Mid 30s. I learned around age 15-16 on a 1940's Willys jeep my grandpa owned. Steering wheel had about 90° of play in it. Also drove a manual is Mexico. If I win the lottery, I'll buy and build a Caterham kit car.

My dad made me learn on one and take my test with one. I've had a few over the years, I really like them. Looking for a cheap one now so I can teach my partner how. Mid 30's Canada.