[theholycow]

Originally Posted by 2KZ28_For_Now

2) Do you plan on economy, or "spirited" driving?

I don't think those will be defining issues for this question. If you plan on economy you can get more from the manual by working at it, but if you don't want to do that the automatic will deliver. If you plan on "spirited" driving, both will deliver that in spades.

6/10ths of Camaro owners will prolly opt for the Auto. And, that's

Some others will just feel the need. the need for speed.

With the auto faster than the manual, the need for speed will be served to the automatic drivers. Not to mention that in daily driving, unless you want to beat on your car, an auto is usually faster even on cars where the manual wins in a drag race.

A manual makes a higher performance (SS and above) vehicle "FEEL" more ---- like a higher performance vehicle. For those, nothing else will do.

Much more fun. And cheaper. And if you want to save gas for most of your driving and just kick it up a couple times per day, the manual will deliver better.

You may be better-served by learning a "stick" with something --- else, first.

EDIT: Well, I may be obtuse here, but the LS or LT may be a good model to learn "clutch-in, clutch-out" for the first time. I welcome other opinions.

As someone who until recently had little experience driving stick and recently tried to teach my wife, I'd say that as long as you're not afraid to operate the shifter and not afraid to keep your RPM relatively low (both easy decisions to make if you've ever paid attention to what your automatic was doing), the feel of the clutch is what makes a car good or bad for learning.