Doing the rock thing with a stick shift totally sucks. I love driving a stick around town but once it is up in the hills it sucks. Dont think im not that good at with a stick shift i have been driving a stick since i was 16. But once i get up in the hills it is a different ball game. I have gone through two clutches in the past year. I am not geared and i just blew up the stick shift in may. I could get this auto from a friend for 50 bucks and not have to worry about clutches anymore.