Note to budding carjackers: Learn to drive a stick shift before
heading out to boost a car.  Note to potential carjacking
victims: If the thief can't drive a stick, run away and call the
cops.  Unfortunately our advice is a little too late for a
couple of guys in St. Louis. According to the Associated Press,
on Sunday, a motorist was approached in his vehicle by an armed
man, who ordered him to move to the passenger seat and demanded
his money. The victim handed over $24, at which point the would-
be carjacker tried to drive off in the car. Unfortunately for
the miscreant (who is obviously not an Autoblog reader), he was
totally stymied by the manual transmission.  Either not wanting
to get shot or in an effort to save his clutch, the victim
reportedly offered to drive the bad guy to his destination. It
was either a genius move or there's more to the story than we
know.  Either way, when the robber exited the car, he was at
least polite enough to thank the guy for a ride. Who says you
can't point guns at folks