I would never want to have to waste time moving that stupid thing around just to drive down the street.
Shift..ok, time to slow down...shift again...ok, time to move..shift...oh wait...shift again.
Great if you want to pretend like you are a race driver, but just bizarre for 99% of people.
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.
There’s no time wasted. If you’re good at it you can shift yourself faster than automatics, and less often, so you save time.