Does anyone regret their transmission decision?

Forrest

My 05 350z was my first brand new car I ever owned. It was my first RWD car. It was my first ever sports car or real car as I call it. It was auto also. I learned a lot of things with it.
But one thing I learned it didn't matter where you went or who looked at your car, soon as they seen it was auto all there excitement drained from there faces lol. I remember a kid in a beat up civic was asking me all these questions and asking to see the engine bay then he looked inside and saw a auto and it blew his mind. All the excitement he had from being near a 350z totally drained from his face. He lost all interest in the car hehe. I don't know why but this was a general reoccurring theme for the 2.5 years I owned the car.

This time around I decided to try manual and see what the fuss is all about. I never drove manual besides a 1 hour session before I purchased the car. At first I regretted it because I sucked at driving it. Night time I would drive and practice and end up with massive frustration. Each night I would get in try and sucked *** at it. It took months before I stopped regretting it.
Now I understand why people like manual, downshifts to what ever gear is nice. Some times the perfect shift feels so good. Also it feels like something to do while driving. Now I am kind of glad with my purchase.

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