Ron,
As mackey_62 stated, it's a personal preference thing. I have the same outlook as Crafty. I'm just a manual kind of guy (even my guns are either pumps or revolvers). I've owned manual transmission pickups since 1978. Never had any problems with any of them. Never changed clutches (did have to change the throw out bearing on my '79) and I average around 200k on my gas pickups before selling them (I'm expecting a lot more miles out of this BEAST).
Most people think driving a stick in heavy traffic is a burden...to me, it gives me something to do! A side note, my wife does not like driving a standard...not that had any impact on my decision! [img]tongue.gif[/img] Good luck on your decision, I truly do not believe you can go wrong with either choice.
MaxRock
\'02 2500HD, DMAX/ZF-6, LS, Onyx Black, CC/LB, 2WD, G80 Locker<br /><b>New Mods:</b><br />255x85-16 Dunlop Radial AT, Go Rhino WTW, Line-X Bedliner, factory bed Rail Caps, Bug Deflector II Hood protection<br /><b>Future Mods:</b><br />EGT/Boost gauges, exhaust