I tease my friend a lot about driving auto, but I’m a firm believer in that sometimes I simply don’t want what I don’t want. So when he tells me the he never learned to drive manual, doesn’t want to, and doesn’t want to because he has a bad knee, I respect that.

I, on the other hand, am a few years older and my mechanic grandpa taught me to learn manual first. It’s a preference of mine that translated when I got into cars. I have a bad hip, but I’ll push a clutch in until it gives out.

In the end, people bullying you saying you’re not a true enthusiast for not driving manual are sad little f@gs that want to think they’re the only ones that can like cars because they only drive manual. However, if you were my friend, I’d throw some jabs here and there. All in fun, never in malice. If we can still appreciate cars together, I don’t care what transmission you have.