@mngrif @Sphinx It is a lot harder and probably frustrating to learn to drive a standard later in life.
It takes some coordination of movements, and can be learned.
I like standards, you can drive them whichever way you prefer atm, not only the default switching mode pre-programmed in the auto transmission.
They tend to be more fuel efficient too.
@Sphinx
It is a common way to refer to a manual transmission here in North America.
In Europe automatics are a lot less common, and if you must have one for rental will cost a lot more.
@mngrif