Who still drives a stick in 2025?

[Runner]

My 2019 Toyota HB is a manual. These kind of just basic cars with manual transmission are almost gone now (Toyota no longer offers this car with a MT). Of the few remaining most of them are sports cars or sports sedans with close gearing and low profile tires. Mazda 3, 2.5 S Premium being the exception.

Well, actually they do still offer the Corolla HB with a manual, but now it costs $42,000.

 

[Hay Dude]

A Toyota Corolla costs $42,000?
Man we are not going to survive this inflation….

 

[Runner]

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[QRTRHRS]

My favorite stick was Eaton 10spd behind a Detroit 8V92T in a GMC Topkick Water Tender for the fire dept. Otherwise have done 3spd on the floor, 3 on the tree, 4spd, granny 4spd, 5 and 6 speeds.

Got a lot of miles on 13spd/8v92's. One was a tri-axle dump with double overdrive to get the road speed up. Shift, shift shift and shift some more.

 

[wsurff]

I drive my stick shift samurai at least weekly if not more.

I was at the hardware store and a young guy asked me if it’s hard to drive?

I said no… I learned to drive with a stick.

Another skill set fading with time.

How many TBN members own/drive manual transmission vehicle(s) in 2025?

Bought my youngest daughter a wrangler six speed and taught her how to drive it with the idea that it is difficult to drive a manual and text at the same time. Seems to have done the job. I steal it and drive for fun when I can. She, my wife and I can drive it. My other 3 kids have yet to learn.

 

[Quaffer]

2004 Jeep Wrangler 5-speed manual, and a 2020 Honda Fit 6-speed manual.

Both manual so they can be towed behind a motorhome.

 

[jyoutz]

2004 Jeep Wrangler 5-speed manual, and a 2020 Honda Fit 6-speed manual.

Both manual so they can be towed behind a motorhome.

Jeep automatics can also be towed behind a motor home. Transmission and transfer case both in neutral.

 

[Quaffer]

Jeep automatics can also be towed behind a motor home. Transmission and transfer case both in neutral.

Personal choice, I would not own an auto trans Wrangler.

 

[Hughman]

Thought my kids to drive a stick in a wrangler as soon as they could reach the peddles with a pillow behind their back (about age 10). Can't easily stall in low range and at Pismo dunes there's nothing for them to hit.

 

[4570Man]

2004 Jeep Wrangler 5-speed manual, and a 2020 Honda Fit 6-speed manual.

Both manual so they can be towed behind a motorhome.

Generally you’re not supposed to flat tow a manual either. Putting the transfer case in neutral and the transmission in park or pulling the driveshaft are the only safe ways to do it without looking at the owners manual for every single vehicle.