They're more fun, but you lose bench racing cred.

>>29087179
pros: you choose the gears
cons: you have to choose the gears everywhere all the time

If you drive a manual because you have more fun or it's an older car it's fine. But if you drive a manual to stroke your ego you are a retard. An automatic is much better than a manual nowadays.

>>29087179
Pro : I enjoy driving manual much more
Con : I always end up spinning the tires on u-turns

It's fun.

It's a pain in the ass sometimes.

Pro: you get bragging points among redditors and incels on car forums and boomers
Cons: you go slower and it's more work to achieve the same effect as an automatic

>>29087213
>you choose the gears
You can do that on an automatic too
And it even shifts faster

pro:
>you save 500 bucks on maintenance

>>29087179
You have to touch a dick shaped structure every time you shift gears. Don't know about you but I prefer holding boobs over dicks.

>>29087179
I can bump start when my battery dies

>>29087416
t. redditor with a slushbox 2003 accord

>>29087179
pro:
>cheaper to maintain
>simpler
>more fun to drive*

cons:
>slower than automatic
>dealing with stop and go traffic is a bit of a hassle

*by driving i mean, actually fucking driving on open roads that aren't a freeway or surface streets and not dealing with other cars.

My last car was a BMW that was constantly having issues, so I traded it in for an older mustang (2010) that had a MT, NA, and port injected. Simple is sometimes better.

>>29087521
ironically, that slushbox is more reliable than the Teslaficated plastic garbage we have right now.

>>29087179
Pros:
Its more fun to drive
Cheaper to maintain
Higher resell value
More street cred
Less likely to be stolen (Most Americans can't drive manuals)

Cons:
Slower
Stop and go traffic can be bad but i depends a lot on the car and the traffic

>>29087238
Manual is better than autotragics because they are designed to be serviced not replaced. Which all CVTs and Autoslops are made to break. Not like a manual where I can take it out for a full service and send it for hundreds of thousands of miles from a single afternoon/maybe week tops if waiting for parts.

>>29087589
>t. redditor with a slushbox 2003 accord

>>29087661
nice rebuttal.
>t. drives a 2010 mazda with 160k miles and still runs like it's brand new
Sorry about your >2024 car that you still owe payments on.

>>29087521
Redditors are obsessed with old japanese manual cars though
It's literally the most reddit archetype

>>29087511
you aren't choosing gears in an automatic. you're asking the computer to shift to a specific gear, but the computer does not have to comply. the computer has the final choice in the matter

>>29087830
>sorry
>we have to do a software update
>calculating... calculating
>oops! something went wrong!
>*rear differential locks up*
>See dealership for technical assistance

>>29087179
I like it. That's it.

>>29087830
But the computer won't comply only when the gear you've chosen is retarded

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>>29087179
advantages
>fun
>cheaper and "easier" to rebuild. an older automatic isn't that bad to rebuild.
>MPG and less drivetrain loss
>it's just cooler. sometimes they can make badass sounds like a straight cut gearbox or the Muncie Rock Crusher
>The older manuals are faster than the older autos (I think?)

Disadvantages
>expensive to swap to depending on make and model
>shift linkage is annoying to source if you have to piece meal it
>measuring runout and having to do the math for offset bellhousing dowels seems like a pain in the buns
>traffic

>>29087213
unless you have a manual valve body, it's more of a suggestion.

>>29087179
pumped up 4&6 bangers might not be bad but once you get into the fun V8 territory the torque is gonna eat clutches for lunch and dinner unless you drive like a grandma everywhere and if you're the guy that drives a sports car like a grandma everywhere to save wear on parts you really shoulda just bought a camry or some shit

>>29087830
Ok, show me how you put yours in 1st at 100mph

Manuals in general are better. I don't trust automatics. Never know when the thing is going to implode and require a $5000 rebuild. If the previous owner didn't do fluid changes, it's a gamble. Changing the fluid on a manual box is as simple as changing engine oil