Originally Posted by onthekeyboard

More Disadvantages Of A Manual Transmission vs. Automatic:

1. You'd have to constantly struggle operating the clutch and shifting those gears in slow, stop-and-go traffic.

2. Cars with automatic transmissions accelerate faster than manual ones. You'd have to really rev up a stick shift car to catch up with an automatic.

3. And yes, it is a pain to be eating or drinking driving a stick shift.