He meant STICK SHIFT cars, not slicks. Slicks would be ridiculous.
I prefer manual transmissions, but my wife can't drive one, so I'll probably do a torque flight, maybe with a Gear Venders thrown in. Not sure there. In the past, here in Iowa winters in the past 12 years or so, I've driven year round the following: 2005 Mazda 6, manual, 2007 Mazda Miata manual, 2011 Mini Cooper JCW six speed manual, 2013 Mini Cooper JCW roadster six speed manual, 2015 BMW m235i six speed manual. Only the Miata gave me any problems in the winter, although I survived it. The problem with that car was that I kept the Summer tires on the front, with Winter tires on the rear. It was interesting one early morning driving on I-80 with 10" of snow on the road and no snow plows had been through. Other than that one scary time in keeping the car straight on
the interstate, I've never had a problem.
The key is to take your time, no hurry, have the correct tires on it, on all four wheels, and don't spin the tires. Not all that difficult.
