Disappearing standard transmissions!

[Martinjmpr]

I want a Manual because I don't want to pay for an additional anti-theft device.

With the lockouts on the newer automatics, they're not an easy mark for theft.

I think the point he was making was that there are neighborhoods out there where you could park a MT vehicle with the keys in the ignition and nobody would steal it because they don't know how to drive a manual.

My 22 year old nephew has a little Subaru Impreza with a 5 speed. If he goes out at night with his friends and they take his car, he can't drink - he has to be the designated driver since none of his friends know how to drive a manual.

[JohnnyDrama]

Thanks for all the great replies. I learned to drive in the mid eighties in a '68 Ford half ton with a four speed and armstrong steering. That was long before cell phones and cup holders were those flimsy plastic things you hung off you window. I think you had to be a lot more engaged with your vehicle and the road. Driving is arguably the most dangerous thing most of us will do in our daily lives and it bugs me that so many people take it so lightly. Although I really like manual transmissions, I admit I have grown to like the autos in the Taco and Tundras at work for going off the beaten path.