@jbauer
Driving stick isn't hard, just taxing. There's additional steps involved for otherwise most-basic(from auto trans pov) tasks.
I would only get a stick if I wanted to race or loved the rest of the car. There used to be the argument that driving stick was better for the environment, but that's been replaced with electric cars.
@jbauer
Need for Speed = you pretend you're a street racing badass
Herbie the love bug = cute Disney voltswagen bug is alive and races for you.
Stephen King's Christine = it loves you, it will kill for you, it will kill you too.