Take Hair’s car out a bit Saturday and decide. It took me about two weeks in my car to go from total n00b to pretty confident. I stalled out a bit, got stuck twice (couldn’t shift into first for whatever reason. I was incompetent), that’s it.
And do test drive the car, you need to know if it feels right. My clutch was so sensitive, it was a little harder to learn on than some.
grrrrr
And I'd be happy to let you drive the Ranger and see if you like a manual. It will be looser than a new car.
Honestly, I'm surprised you'd think you'd like it, since you're nervous making left turns ~anyway~ in traffic, I can't imagine the possibility of slipping up and stalling in the middle of the lane (which happens at some point to everybody) would be something you'd want to add to your driving experience.