I haven't taught anybody to drive stick, but would eventually some previous experience with motorcycles help a novice driver to learn it?
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Originally Posted by AlexanderB
Automatics here are rare and expensive, and are seen as something for, well, people who shouldn't be driving to begin with.
More are popping up though, because of hybrid cars and some companies making (dual clutch) robotic gearboxes standard equipment.
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In Brazil, at least until the early '90s, automatics were seen either as "fancy" or as a driving aid for disabled drivers. In regard to the automated-manual transmissions, the single-clutch ones are still available here but didn't really take the manuals away in lower-end segments of the automotive market, while the dual-clutch ones have experienced concerns about the durability under our harsh driving conditions here.