Only in America: Manual gearbox stumps thieves

A couple in St Petersburg, Florida, were rudely interrupted during a mid-afternoon drive by some hapless carjackers. However, when the bumbling villains tried to speed away they were faced with a manual 'box – too much of a challenge for them.

A 45-year-old man was dropping a truck off at work while his 23-year-old (lucky guy) girlfriend waited to pick him up in her manually geared 2007 Nissan.