THIS IS A VERY GOOD SUBJECT TO BE ASKED ABOUT BECAUSE WITH MY EXPERIENCE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD GIVES ME A LITTLE MORE THEN SOME ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES VERSES THE DISADVANTAGES FOR THIS COMPLETELY AWESOME SUBJECT. I PERSONALLY LIKE MANUAL TRANSMISSION BETTER THE AUTOMATIC BUT I DO NOT OWN A MANUAL. THE ADVANTAGES OF OWNING THE MANUAL VERSES THE AUTOMATIC ARE #1 MAIN REASON THEY ARE FASTER, BUT THEN AGAIN I AM A SPEED DEMON, GAS MILEAGE IS ALLOT BETTER, IF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION ENDS UP BREAKING DOWN IT IS TOTALLY ALLOT MOR CHEAPER TO REPAIR. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ARE WONDERFUL ALSO EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT BE MY FAVORITE. WHEN DRIVING YOU ARE NOT CONSTANTLY HAVING TO CHANGE GEARS, 4-WHEEL DRIVE ON MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ARE GREAT ESP. WHEN YOU HAVE THE 4 ON THE FLY. WHEN TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES THE AUTOMATIC IS NO WONDERFUL ALSO AGAIN TO NOT HAVING TO CHANGE GEARS ALL THE TIME IS A PAIN. I LOVE ANY SUBJECT ON THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY BECAUSE I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE SUBJECT AND THIS IS A GREAT ONE. SO I REALLY HAVE NO TOTALLY GOOD OR BAD SIDE TO THIS SUBJECT BECAUSE THERE ARE ADVANTAGES AND DIS-ADVANTAGES TO BOTH TRANSMISSIONS. GOOD LUCK WITH ANY THAT YOU OWN.