Oh my.. my first car that I learned to drive (not very successfully) was a Subaru Brat, manual transmission. That didn't go over too well, because dad didn't know how to "teach" me to drive manual, rather just yelled "POP THE CLUTCH!" which I had no idea what that meant! It was sold again within 2 weeks of me having it, lol.

My first automatic was a 1984 Ford Bronco II. I loved that one! It hauled around me and my friends, and was such an awesome vehicle. I put it through so much, and it just kept going.

My actual first manual that I actually drove was a 1984 Mustang GT. I had to figure out how to drive manual because the guy I was dating who owned it was asleep and not in any shape to drive home. Thank god it was 2am and hardly anyone was on the roads. It prepared me for my Nissan Sentra, which I bought after my Bronco II, but after driving the Mustang and dealing with that motor and clutch, I practically put the clutch of the Sentra right through floor, lol.

I drove manual since 1989 up until last year when I traded my VW GTI for a Nissan Versa. I thought with all the cat transports I do it would be better to have an automatic so I'd have my one hand free to deal with the kitties. It's better for that, but gosh it's boring to drive!