Manual
I love it even with commuting in heavy traffic daily. It is more fun and makes me a better and more engaged driver in all conditions, especially bumper to bumper traffic.
If you have never driven a manual before, the decision seems more to be manual vs automatic in general vs on the 86 specifically.
I personally hope never to own a automatic transmission vehicle - harder every year as more and more companies stop offering manual transmission in the U.S.
But so far my last 3 cars have been manual, hoping to keep it that way