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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    Agree that fun driving is essentially over, but I don’t think automatic cars are as common outside North America.

    In Europe ~80% of cars have manual transmission, mainly due to the (in the past) better fuel efficiency.

    Modern automatic cars have often slightly better fuel efficiency, but they cost quite a bit more to buy and maintain, and very nearly everyone knows how to drive stick, so people usually don’t bother.

    Edit: As we stop having fun driving cars, should we finally also say goodbye to race biking, and fun motorcycling, once and for all?