You sound like my wife. She hates driving my car. I feel sorry for both of you. I’ve got a 70 mile commute round trip and would be bored stiff if I didn’t get to shift a 50 or so times a trip. Maybe I’ll count tonight.
On ramps are the best. On the way home, I’ve got one that I wind up in 2nd to about 5000 rpm and just as the left front tire skips over a small pothole, I bring it home to 3rd gear. I typically can get past 4-5 cars every day doing that and hit the freeway ahead of them.
Try that in an automatic. Nope, can’t do it. Settle in with the rest of the lemmings.
Sorry, I just like to enjoy driving rather than face the drudgery of it.
LoL!
Come to think of it, my wife swore by her manual VW Rabbit for the same reason.
She offered to teach me, but I was too afraid I would blow something.
Your post — after my own heart!!! YES!!!