I love down shifting when going through a hard turd also.

 

i drove automatic for about 2 years... then i got my a4 manual... now i would get a car if it was automatic.... automatic is so boring....

but i do understand the traffic issue... it is a pain in the *** to drive everymorning thru providence traffic...

 

I noticed you said it buggers up your right leg - I'm assuming since you're in the UK you have right-hand drive; so does RHD reverse the pedals as well or was that a typo? Just curious, I always thought the pedals were the same.

And by the bye; it's no contest - you should get a manual. You'll have more fun driving, you'll have better performance, better control over said performance, better gas mileage (when not over-exerting said control over said performance), and your friends who drive automatics will be jealous.

 

dude if u don't get a manual i will hunt u down. i used to drive a auto civic. god it was stupid. ma 21 speed mountain bike shifts better than that thing

 

dont listen to many of these guys they are very biased and will call you a ***** for getting a auto, but really if you only need the performance values once in a while get the auto, i drive a stick and i love it but honestly it does get annoying sometimes. espacially if you are new to the stick and really dont need it dont get ot.

 

i would never buy an auto, ever. once my left leg goes out of old age...then MAAAYBE. stick4lyfe

 

Just work the clutch with your cane... [&:]

 

oh my goodness i will never drive automatic.... i have nothin against them but i feel that if you get any type of sporty car it better be a manual... its way more exciting, and even in heavy traffic its easy and no pain at all... plus the ladies love it, its any easy way to bond with them... lol, just grab there hand and have them shift gears, its in the bag

manual over auto my whole life... until im rich enough to get 2 cars and one will be an automatic 300c/escalade/something sick on 24's.

 

I like manual period. Even with city driving. The traffic doesn't bother me none and I'm rollling in a 87 'stang.

Automatic just bored me. It's just...bleh. Only reason I'd get an auto is if it was for an SUV or truck. I like my cars manual.

 

And I thought I was the only one who did that.xD