A manual transmission may not be a good choice for a new driver because of issues like hill starting (an automatic car starts just fine from a stopped position on an incline, whereas a manual car can tend to roll back if the driver does not have expertise in correct clutch use). On the other hand, a manual is not desirable to some drivers because of the additional skill required to drive it. With large or small automatic cars, there can also sometimes be a pronounced clunkiness that can be annoying. Some drivers like the fact that a manual transmission allows the driver to “coast” a vehicle, making stop and go traffic a lot easier on the transmission.
