Road & Track and other car magazines have been lamenting the demise of the manual for many years.
Here's what's really killing the manual transmission
Most mainstream cars don't offer a stick at all, and those that do sell in minuscule numbers. What about the cars that regular enthusiasts buy?www.roadandtrack.com
I've been buying Corollas as my work cars for a few years now, which they still put sticks in. I get them off the lot a few years old for ~14k dollars, put 300k miles on them, and then sell them for 4-5k. It's amazing that they keep that much value with such high mileage.
I prefer the stick for driving on the ice and snow, plus it's just fun lol.