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Before my FR-S I owned two Miatas at different times. One was a manual and one was an automatic. I enjoyed them both and each had an advantage over the other. Part of the Miata story is the company president referring to driving the Miata as "being one with the horse". That would describe manual to a T. You are definitely a part of the driving experience and between the two the manual is more exuberant. Driving the automatic is more laid back like "smelling the roses". It doesn't change the fact that manual or automatic you're enjoying a neat little coupe that makes you feel good about being in it. I would not buy an automatic because I felt I wasn't that good with a manual. The skill of using a manual doesn't take that long to learn. I would buy an automatic if that's what I really thought I wanted.
My FR-S is a manual but if I had two FR-S's the other would be an automatic. Word of caution here: buy the one you really want. Don't buy the one you think someone else thinks you should get.
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