the guy who started the thread answered his own question when he started the thread.
What I mean by that is if you have to talk yourself into an MT, you'll and up with the auto.
There are exceptions like a few posted on this thread, but if you enjoy driving stick, especially on a sports car, you'll do it in traffic, on hills, in bad weather, whatever.
I drove manual transmissions for 15 years, then got marred, turned 35 and got a Lexus Gs 300. Great car with a lot of goodies. I wanted to shoot myself.
I traded it in 1 year later for a mini cooper S.mt Didn't have half the bells and whistles of the Lexus but I couldn't wait to drive it every day.
That's when I fully realized I was a MT guy.
If you have to convince yourself, get an auto because you'll probably regret getting a manual in the long run.
To enjoy driving a manual is not just an extension of the car, it's an extension of ones personality. Like many of you, I get bored driving an automatic. It turns a drive into a chore. My 6MT Z makes going to the dry cleaners a fun driving experience.
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