I can drive both. My first car was a manual but my current car (well car I've had the past 7 years now) is automatic. It was the best value for the money I had to spend at the time for the model I wanted. When you only pay cash/refuse to finance (and aren't rich), personal preference on a lot of things doesn't come into play as much as reliability does, especially when you have a specific car in mind.
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