| Stick all the way!
Oh, it isn't very difficult to talk on the cell-phone or eat/drink while driving manual. My car doesn't have cupholders so I have learned to shift with the drink in my hand or turn the wheel with it in my hand.
Also, like everyone else said, if you get used to manual tranny it comes so naturally. Hours and hours of bumper to bumper traffic isn't a problem at all (I guess if you had a race clutch it could be like someone mentioned, I am just used to common car and truck clutches that are fairly easy to push in and out). |