Originally Posted by
scoow
Even if you never plan to own a manual, you never know when it will come in handly. A friend's son was at Boy Scout camp this summer...
...As I have told friends, you don't have to be good at driving a stick, but you need to be able to drive in an emergency (even if shifting gears is a bit rough). But if you're with a good driver, riding in a manual car shouldn't feel any different than any other vehicle.
I couldn't agree more. I learned to drive a stick, and had one for years. IMO, they are more responsive and fun to drive than an automatic. (Unless you have traffic like ATL). One of my son's is working as a VALET this summer, and he had to learn to drive a manual transmission. Good thing, he is getting paid almost $200 a day for his part time job... NOT TOO BAD!