I drive a manual for the simple reason I enjoy driving like one enjoys a sport. I am much more in control with the ability to shift into any gear just as I've t

I drive a manual for the simple reason I enjoy driving like one enjoys a sport. I am much more in control with the ability to shift into any gear just as I've thought about it, and keep it in that gear for as long as I deem necessary. That brief moment in an automatic where the car figures out you wanted a change kills the experience of the machine being an extension of me.