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My 15yo son just had his first stick shift lesson last week, in my M3. I cannot accurately portray the excitement he felt, the elation of finally getting shifts right. Both of us will treasure these moments for a long time.

And he wants a stick shift for his first car. I just love him...



By the time he gets the full experience under his belt, 10-15 years down the line, manual and automated gearboxes along with the ICE will go the way of the dodo, replaced by electric cars with single speed gearing. And yes, automated pilots.

But at least he’ll have fun those ten years.