Thief Tries to Steal Car but Discovers He Can’t Drive Manual Transmission

Thief Tries to Steal Car but Discovers He Can’t Drive Manual Transmission
Auburn Dr & Wightman St, in the Fox Canyon section of San Diego, the location of the attempted car robbery. Screenshot via Google Maps
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A man tried to steal a car but was forced to give up because it had a manual transmission.

The thief walked up to the car in San Diego, California and ordered the 17-year-old and 18-year-old teens who were sitting inside to give him their cell phones. Next, he told them to get out of the car, which they did. But when he tried to drive away, he couldn’t. The thief ended up escaping on foot, NBC 7 reported.
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