This is totally incredible - like the story is not believable. Where can you buy a truck that has a stick shift, unless this one is so old that it has a stick shift in which case it is not worth stealing unless you are one of those guys like me who will hold onto their manual transission until it is pried out of my cold daed hands. But it is hard to see why someone who couldn’t drive a truck with a stick shift would want to steal one.
I think Toyota still makes a standard transmission pickup. As for sedans, you’d be surprised. Most are high end of course.
Some h3avy duty equipment still has stick shift, and I believe until recently (or still?) manual transmissions were still offered as an option
Where can you buy a truck that has a stick shift,
My daughter bought a three year old Toyota Tacoma pickup, 4WD, manual transmission. No one EVER asks to borrow HER truck. It’s a great vehicle when she goes camping back country.