One of my first cars was an Austin Healey 3000 sports car. It had a manual transmission of course, but it was so bad it didn't seem to be syncronized going into any gear, so I had to double clutch every time. After a while I did it automatically, I loved that car.
My motorcycle tranny is so good I can change gears without using the clutch most of the time, still in stop and go traffic, on a hot day, with me wearing full gear, my left hand gets a workout I can do without, it's a PITA too, as well as other places.
In downtown heavy traffic an automatic is sweet, especially if you can do left foot braking for great control but for the open road, I like a manual.
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