Driving a car with a stick shift

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I drive a car with a stick shift every day for 8 1/2 years now even through bumper-to-bumper traffic. Can anyone here drive a car with a stick shift?

I drove a manual car for about a year and change. I liked it a lot. I actually prefer it to auto in almost every circumstance except for parking and city traffic. Now I might be OK parking more, as I learned better clutch control. Manual is actually easier for me in some ways, as I have more control over the car. Driving my slippery RWD Supra in the snow even with bad shocks and springs in back was easy for me, even though it was a really "drifty" kinda car, but my mom's auto Taurus I crashed in snow.

I think for me, I freak out when I can't plan and control things exactly. So manual allows me to do more exact planning and controlling of things compared to an auto. Like in snow, I could really control traction better just by gearing or good clutch control, whereas an auto it's hard to do the same things you could do with a manual.

Also I like sportscars, too.

For many German guys, driving stick is a matter of pride. Automatic transmission is mostly popular among people over 40.

Personally, I prefer it because it gives me more control, and after some practice, I don't have any trouble with it.

I have difficulty driving stick shift. Too much multitasking and topographical agnosia make it very stressful, even with GPS.

I have only ever driven manual cars. I don't think I would enjoy driving an automatic at all.

I am English and therefore most cars are stick shift. I have never had a problem driving anything but have an automatic because where I live driving is often very slow and boring because of the high volume of traffic. If I lived in an area where there was no traffic jams I would prefer the control that goes with manual cars.

No not at all really since I learned to drive an automatic and became use to that it is too much to now learn standard. I did not get my driver's license until I was 18 years old and it was rather stressful with the driver's ed instructor freaking out when I did something wrong or could not parallel park well.

I learned to drive one vehicle with a stick shift, but I couldn't learn to drive a second.

I learned to drive a stick-shift when I was younger, but I drive an automatic. Besides that, I'm a left foot braker, and I can't very well operate both the clutch and the brake.

I first learned to drive an automatic when I was 15 ½. I wasn’t a great driver in my youth (i.e. 16-22). I ended up putting multiple dents in both sides of the car, by hitting stationary objects (a car, a pole, etc.) while trying to park – LOL.

I first learned to drive a stick when I was 23. I had a heck of a time learning how to drive a stick, because it required a lot of coordinated movements. I constantly ground the gears . But, after lots of practice, I finally got the hang of it.

I've had both automatic and stick.
My current daily driver is automatic.
Both have their advantages and disadvantages.
I didn't find learning the stick to be too hard.
It did take a while to learn to let up on the gas before the clutch and vice-versa but I managed.

My current car is a stick. I've been driving it for around 6 years. I love driving manual cars! Unfortunately, I won't be able to soon due to the fact that I'll be one foot shy of the minimum number of feet required to drive a stick. That's really the only disadvantage (for me) about getting an amputation.