I'm 73 and currently have a Jeep Wrangler with a 6 speed. There have been very few years since my first car (67 bug) that I didn't have a standard transmission in one vehicle or another. All three of my kids had a standard in their first car just because I didn't want them not to know how to use one. My daughter was the hero of her class when a teacher asked who could drive a standard. She was the only girl and only a couple of the boys knew how.
