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Re: Best way to learn manual transmission?
Auto vs manual is definitely a personal preference thing. I've driven manuals for 22 years now, with some autos mixed in. Always preferred manuals in daily drivers but then again I'm not dealing with snow or mad traffic like in the LA basin.
That said I would never buy this car with an auto. For the same reason I would never buy a porsche, corvette or ferrari with an auto. It is one of those things that doesn't have an entirely rational explanation these days either since autos have improved so much.
If you want to learn how to drive a stick you should learn in a low HP car - a toyota corolla 4 banger or some such. Minimal power to distract you from the actual act of manual driving. Personally I think the hemi power will exacerbate the challenge of learning. Don't move onto a V8 manual until you are completely comfortable with the 4 banger. As a side note I learned on a 1985 mazda 626 which is a 6 cylinder wankel as I recall.
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