Originally Posted by mrphotoman
As for Americans driving mainly automatics and England driving manuals, where did you get your statistics from? Care to post up your data to back up your claim for both England and the USA?
It’s purely anecdotal, I’m afraid. Here in the UK, when you buy a car, the assumption is that you want a manual. Driving lessons are mostly in manual cars, unless you go to a driving instructor who teaches automatic. Automatic is the second choice - plan “B” if you like.
I can only go on what I see on the TV and hear from people I know in the USA. It appears to be mostly automatic - and you have to ask for a “stick shift” if you want one, with automatic being the default choice. Is this correct? Let me know if I’m wrong here.