Each Decade That Passes, Fewer People Report Knowing How to Drive Stick Shifts

Re:Each Decade That Passes, Fewer People Report Knowing How ... by falcolas on Thursday February 18, 2021 @03:19PM (#26184911)

So that's Mazda, Ford, Dodge. I know Subaru (WRX, BRZ, STI), Jeep (Wrangler), Nissan (370), Audi (A3), and Chevy (Malibu) do as well.

You won't find them at dealers very often (they're not popular) but they are available for most of the budget lines provided by the manufacturers.

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Re:Each Decade That Passes, Fewer People Report Knowing How ... by macintux on Thursday February 18, 2021 @03:23PM (#26184973)

“Most budget lines” (which I’m skeptical is accurate) is different from “broadly available”, but I suppose lacking any precise definitions of either phrase it’s not a useful argument.

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Re:Each Decade That Passes, Fewer People Report Knowing How ... by falcolas on Thursday February 18, 2021 @03:37PM (#26185162)

> which I’m skeptical is accurate

Feel free to look for yourself. They list it under "powertrain" in the specs pages.

> is different from “broadly available”,

FWIW, my definition boils down to: available from most manufacturers, in the major form factors (truck, SUV, sedan, compact, sport).

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Re:Each Decade That Passes, Fewer People Report Knowing How ... by macintux on Thursday February 18, 2021 @03:42PM (#26185233)

Well, as one counter-example, because there's far too much data to dig out of the aether, as far as I can tell there are only two manufacturers selling manual pickups: Jeep and Toyota.

No Chevy, Dodge, GMC, Ford. That's just one huge gap.

Update: also, if you extend that to SUVs, one of the hottest markets, I think the only model you add is the Ford Bronco.

So there are no entry-level pickups or SUVs as manuals. For CUVs you could probably add Kia Soul and Mazda, but not much else.

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