A holy rite of passage for any young car enthusiast is learning to drive stick shift. But why, in the age of single-speed, self-driving Teslas, is the manual transmission still relevant at all? We discuss.<br /><br />Special thanks to Devin for coming up with the video subject and of course for lending his presence to the video. Follow him at @devin.st1 on Instagram. <br /><br />Music:<br />Indefinite by Harukasuka<br /><br /><br />Prophets by Kavern<br /><br /><br />Belonging by Muted<br /><br /><br />Special thanks to Hello Studios for the use of their space, Veronica for her grip work, and Rapp for being sexy. <br /><br />Source of 2013 sales figures: Edmunds.com<br /><br /><br />Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @gearsandgasoline<br /><br />Contact us via email at: gearsandgasoline@gmail.com<br /><br />You can buy T-shirts here:<br />gearsandgasoline.com<br /><br />You can buy our stickers here:
