Every single car I've owned since high school (50 years) has been a stick shift up until the car I have now: 1965 Mustang, 1963 Volkswagon Beetle, 1970 Volkswagen Beetle, 1969 Datsun. 1984 Mazda 626, 1990 Mazda 626, 2000 Mazda 626. When my last Mazda bit the dust after 18 years, I decided it was time to simplify my life and switch to an automatic. So I bought my first automatic in 2018 when I got my 2015 Toyota Camry. I thought I would miss driving a stick but I don't. As you can see I haven't owned that many cars in my life. That's 'cause I drive them till they fall apart or become a financial burden to maintain. It was great fun to drive a stick but as an old person, an automatic is more my speed these days.