Someone told me that on driving, once you go Auto, you don't wanna go Mano

I've been weaned on MT for a long time, and have pretty much built my skills with hanging on a steep incline with a MT (Shangrila parking, RCBC Plaza parking, Baguio, hehe). But, I prefer using an AT for my daily drive to and from work. Less to worry about in traffic, less stress overall, which translates to being less tired when I reach the office in the morning and when I return home at night. But yeah, I still use an MT time and again (my backup car is an MT) especially if I wanna do the occasional recreational driving on weekends/holidays.

And so I agree with woohoo... just because I prefer driving an AT right now doesn't mean I'm old and lame: I just wanna direct my energies at other more important things.