i still prefer the stick, it looks good for me moving my hand and foot while driving, it can be some sort of exercise for the hands and foot, when u get home seems like you had the warm up for the bed,,kidding...but it works!
I've been using AT vehicles for years now. (Although I keep one MT vehicle,- it's just me....)
One time I was assigned to drive an MT vehicle with my officemates riding.(Haven't used my MT for some weeks already). Approaching the tollgate at SLEX,- I kept pressing on the brake pedal until the vehicle stopped and the engine died..... Was red-faced....
Drove an MT (Sentra) for over 10 years. Then I bought a 2nd hand AT car (97 Accord) in 2005.
I vote for the AT hands down, given the traffic situation here. One downside for the AT, however, is slow reaction time. But given a choice, I'm not going back to MT. Yung Sentra ko nga, once a week ko na lang ginagamit, just to assure myself that I still know how to drive an MT vehicle.