The old joke is that the best anti-theft device is a manual transmission, since so few people can drive one. Every so often that plays out in real life, as it did in Bethel when carjackers targeting a Porsche were stopped cold by the car’s stick shift.
A clutch and gearshift remain a surprisingly effective deterrent in an automatic age. The foiled carjacking is a reminder that the dwindling number of manual drivers includes plenty of would-be criminals, occasionally saving a car.
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