I've been driving for 10 years.. yes .. indeed i still prefer manual.. i dun even feel like driving an auto .. when im in an auto car.. i will ask someone else to drive for me.. no matter its in a jam or not.

to me.. driving is fun .. but driving an auto car.. totally not fun .. so i ask someone to drive while i enjoy in the car would be better.

Summarize that for you ... "LAZY"

its purely excuse..

my wife can drive manual .. infact she doesnt like auto car ... nope she dun drive fast.. max speed 80km/h..

I would says ppl are lazy to clutch in and out for the manual ... simple.. u see ppl opt for DSG (eventhou manyak problem) ... because they wanted to find the MANUAL feel ... on a CLUTCHLESS Pedal car ..

It is not the only point that the manufacturer can charge more ... but the point is manufacturer need to have a MINIMUM order as well.. because all the cars have different different spec accross diff country.. says Honda want to bring in Honda City Manual (Malaysia Spec) .. to the country .. if the sales are like 10 unit per month .. do you think the gearbox manufacturer will deal 10 gearbox per month ? we are talking bout mass production ..

mitsubishi mirage did bring in manual .. but lasted not long.
my fren had one...
it stop selling already.. in fact my fren got the first batch yet still need to wait quite sometime.. as the salesman told him demand too low they need to get in batches..

100% agree!
I used to work in jakarta for like a year.. Traffic jam here n there totally no challenge..

The word doesnt really apply to all "sure tukar to auto already" .. Especially manual lovers..
Been driving for like 18 years.. Almost 10 years in KL jam.. Never a day i complain wanted an auto