I shift at least 200 times a day.
200 x 7 days = 1400 x 52 weeks = 72,800 gear shifts a year.
My car will likely be a 6m, but ONLY because it's not a daily driver. I put ~3,000 hwy miles a year on my personal pickup.
If I drove the car daily I'd get the auto.
Just my 2 pennies
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