Blah blah blah, driving a stick is totally awesome and manly, blah blah blah. I'm done with the stick shift. If I'm tired, no one else can drive. If I'm in traffic, I can't zone out. If I'm on a hill, I have to not roll into the car behind me. And these fuel efficiency gains? I'm pretty sure I lose 65% of my efficiency because I'm on manual rather than automatic. On the freeway, I get 30 miles to the gallon. Sticking around the city, I'm in the teens -- lower than friends with similarly efficient cars, but whose automatic transmissions regulate their revs. Having a bit more control on the open road is useful if I want to race someone, but beyond that, I'm waiting for robot cars that drive me around. Or possibly a better train system.
