When my son was in the Navy, the carrier had stopped in a port in Spain where they spent a few days.
Some sailors needed to be picked up at a location and couldn’t get a ride or taxi. All that was on the ship was an old, white, van, stick-shift.
He knew how after purchasing a Mustang with one, so he was the only one that could drive it. They went to go pick them up and he earned and an extra day off.
Stick shifts save money: lower purchase prices (a few hundred $s) and lower gas cost every time you fill-up.