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It's something I've been contemplating for a few months now. I'm still a good 9 months away from my lease end, but I've started the process of thinking about what to get next, and had the thought, this might be my last opportunity to get a new manual car.

I've never actually owned a manual car. I do know how to drive stick, but have only had limited experience driving one for an extended time (last time was 9 years ago, I drove a puny little peugeot 107 in Greece). So my fear is will I eventually get tired of it... or will it be so engaging that I'll wonder why I wasted all these years driving automatics?

I work from home so my commute is pretty much dropping my daughter off to school in the morning and then picking her up in the late afternoons. Occasionally I might step out for lunch.

Pros of stick:
- More driving engagement = more fun (this is the primary reason)
- Cheaper
- Wife refuses to learn to drive stick

Cons of stick:
- Will I get tired of it after a while?
- Slower
- Wife refuses to learn to drive stick
- Limited options (basically G80, G87, CT4V BW)