Or, to put it like my sister would: "it just goes!". And the very positive gate on the gear shift was an immediate like when I test-drove one. My prior car was an automatic*, but all before that were manual and I thought it was time to go manual again.

Wade.

* Manual Holden Commodores are very rare and I'd almost wished I'd found one if only to keep the resale value up. However, they are known to have a heavy clutch. :-/