Indeed. Also, an auto can be tested when fully warmed, gives a decent idea of its health - even tiny kicks when changing gears may not be that bad. A manual on the other side cannot be tested to know if it will soon fail and it fails at the slave cylinder sooner or later - it's an engine out job + expensive clutch and flywheel + special tools. Sometimes the brake fluid res will be low+ leaks under the transmission but anyone can hide this. Of course, you may find a manual with 130k miles on the original clutch if driven mostly motorway, but otherwise I would look for one that had the clutch replaced in the past 30k miles or so
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