Automatic. Now hear me out, that might sound like a typical American answer, but all of my vehicles have been standard since 2014. Most people who can drive a standard seem to be fanatics/elitist about it, putting down those who cannot drive standard like it is some sort of god-tier skill. They come up with lots of silly reasons that standard is better, but most of them aren't even true any more. Automatic transmissions are much better than they used to be. You can have much more control over shifting, fuel efficiency has improved greatly to even being more efficient than some standard drivers, they are much cheaper than they used to be, and they are just plain easier to operate. Try having a manual transmission in bumper-to-bumper traffic and not have your clutch leg cramp from always being on it. Not to mention the wear on the clutch anyhow. And don't get me started on hill starts. Yuck!
I will say that manual transmissions have one huge advantage: If you know how to shift, your transmission will last the life of your car. Transmissions are expensive. It can cost upwards of 5,000 to get a
used transmission. At that point, it's not worth fixing. You just get a new car. A standard transmission does not have this problem, though you will eventually have to replace the clutch. It's an affordable job though.
After saying all that though, my next car will probably still be a standard
I never learn from my choices
Podcast or music when on a car drive?