[hamboy]

The carjacker may not also know how to start some stick-shift car.  Mine I need to step on the clutch all the way down to start the car.

[Aliska]

I have to do that, too. Is yours a Honda Civic? I notice the rubber pads have worn off. I need one for my clutch pedal.

I've been driving a stick for the last 30 years, have owned automatics in the past. I feel I have better control in bad weather with a stick.

Also it occurred to me some time back that mine being a stick might make carjackers think twice. I wouldn't leave the ignition turned on for them though. Then maybe he'd gotten mad and shot me.

So maybe the best thing to do would try to run them over. Keep the doors locked.