I drive a 5 speed on the floor and love it! I consider that since most thugs don’t know how to drive them it’s a bonus security system.
This same thing happened to a friend of a friend in
Milwaukee about 20 years ago. Perp looked the same. Its
part of the reason I’ve always chosen manuals as well.
3 VW’s 1 Triumph 2 Ford Explorers now an Audi Wagon.
They’re getting harder and harder to find though.