[Guillermo]

Why would anyone choose a stick in the first place?

I can understand if it's a sports car, but a minivan?

Sticks are fun for about a day.

[antiRepublicrat]

Why would anyone choose a stick in the first place?

It's all about control. I can't stand when a car thinks it knows the best time to shift. It doesn't, I do. Maybe I'm going around a corner and don't want a downshift right at that moment to unsettle the suspension (yes, in a minivan). I find with automatics I learn when and how hard to hit the gas to make it shift when I want to anyway, never letting it shift on its own. The only automatic I'll buy is what Mercedes is coming out with, with F1-like paddle shifters so that it acts like a sequential.

[Youngblood]

Why would anyone choose a stick in the first place?

I can understand if it's a sports car, but a minivan?

Sticks are fun for about a day.

Faster take-off. Very handy at traffic lights and for overtaking.

[Fresh Wind]

I can understand if it's a sports car, but a minivan?

A Golf is not a minivan. Not even close.

[Fresh Wind]

Oops! Sorry, cancel my previous comment. I see you weren't referring to the Golf!