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So you're basing your judgment on your extremely narrow and particular circumstances. What if you had a bad right knee? What then?

You should be aware that a properly maintained clutch should be soft as a butter. I've rented automatics a few times, before I had my own car, and I had my left foot literally fall asleep, needles and all, from not doing anything for like an hour. Never happened with a manual. I've only...

That doesn't mean people who prefer manual are comparable to those people. Nobody is suggesting to make manual transmission mandatory, people have a simple preference, like hobbyists who like to make a few laps on the track on the weekend and feel that a manual transmission gives them that...

By the way, KIA and Hyundai (actually IIRC both are basically Hyundai) hold the largest portions of the new car sells in Israel for years now. Only Toyota is in serious competition (although still losing). Congrats and all :p

Interesting. While one will naturally find more manuals among the older cars, I recall that Israel was heavily skewed toward automatics even in the 90's, and that's when the manual transmission had tangible advantages. I attribute it to the heavy traffic jams that are prevalent in the country...

I'm a manual driver, have been for 11 out of 12 years with a driving license. And I'm loving it. An Interesting claim. I wouldn't call it an "ultimate" deterrent, but yeah I can kinda see it. A lot of people simply don't know how to drive a manual car. On the other hand I seriously doubt that...