Which one is better in your opinion? Or do they have their own unique advantages and disadvantages?
Exactly.It's a personal choice simply because nowadays automatic transmissions are just as fast on the shift as a manual. Get a manual if you like the feel of shifting the car yourself.. that's pretty much it. The performance argument that a manual is better is bollocks.
Oh yeah...those hills are brutal for most people for manuals. When the Ferrari 360 came out, the smell of burning clutch from those with F1 gearboxes was all over the place.Automatic if you live in San Francisco .
I don't drive.
Manual both in real life and in sims.
Unless it's a DSG double clutch auto by VW. Still, having to crank in gears is very satisfying for some odd reason, and driving without that lacks a certain something.