One of my college kids told me yesterday he drives a stick by choice (and it's not even a fast car. Like a corolla or something). It gave me just a small bit of faith in humanity.
But yeah, as long as there are sports car drivers, there will be people who know how to drive a stick. It'd be different if you were talking about a family sedan or something, but the market for manuals won't be drying up for awhile with sports cars imo.
Edit: Another thing is that in many foreign countries, manual is the transmission of choice still. With how global the economy is, you can be sure there will still be immigrants going in and out of the US, so the stick culture is here to stay.
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