Six out of the seven cars I have owned in my life were stick. Only my first car was automatic and that was 24 years ago. I prefer stick to automatic. Ouside of being more fuel efficient and cheaper to purchase than an automatic, I feel like I have more control over the car and it's a lot more fun to drive. My current car is a stick (5 speed). I would like to buy a hybrid or electric car next time because I'm fed up with being held hostage at the gas pump. From what I have seen, they only come in automatic. I hope that's not the case. I don't expect to be in the market for a new car for at least another 3-5 years. My Toyota Corolla is 7 years old now and is so damn reliable! The body is still in great shape as well. It's been paid off for about 5 years now, and I just don't want car payments again until I absolutely have to. Hopefully by then all of the bugs will be worked out of the electric cars that are hitting the showrooms this year (Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, and Toyota RAV 4 that I know of). I learned a long time ago to never buy a car the first year it hits the market.