Gio wrote:
>
> Sorry...but am i the only one inhere which grew up using manual
tran´s?

> I thought manual transmissions were like...you know, THE most common.

Not in the US; not by a long shot.

> And seeing Krieger asking how to use a clutch, is like asking how to
> walk....the most natural thing of all (

Um, reread the thread. I didn't *ask*. I *was asked*.

> To be realistic: percent-wise...what is the most common way of
shifting a
> gear worldwide? Manual or automatic?

In the US, it's unquestionably automatic. Probably 90% or more.

I'd guess (and a guess is all it is) that in most other parts of the
world, it's manual, but in the more developed parts such as Japan and
Europe, I would expect it's drifting toward autoboxes as well as they
get better, more fuel efficient, and people in general get lazier.
--
C.R. Krieger
(Not crashing)