I learnt on an auto it’s good as its one less thing to think about. And when learning you’ve got enough new things to occupy your mind.
If you’ve got a manual car licence you can pass your lorry test on an auto but be licenced for both.
Drove my first manual yesterday. Straight six so just like your car, well maybe one more gear. Easy peasy tbh, got used to it in a few minutes. I’m aware splitter boxes exist but I doubt it’s that complicated. The manual definitely pulled away better at lights. My advice though is still to learn in an automatic.
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