Reviews of OEM Honda manual transmission

Manual FK’s are no joke. Absolutely loved mine

Manual transmission is a bliss.

Really missed the manual so got the Si. Best feeling of them all.

This Si has, by a long shot, the smoothest, and most forgiving manual transmission I've ever driven (including a few dozen work vehicles and test drives). Just limit the amount of time you spend slipping the clutch getting into first, and it should last you a very long time. With some practice, you can get to the point where you don't slip the clutch at all going up through the gears. It's not a bad car to learn on at all.