Is this true in Europe too? I have never driven a car in Europe but I was under the impression that most cars there are stick shift.
Lots of manual transmission cars in Europe. Just got through looking at rentals there. They charge a premium for Automatics; my experience is that it mostly Americans that rent them. I can drive a stick, but I’m out of practice and don’t want to be refreshing myself while keeping track of signs in foreign languages in countries where speed limits are enforced.