If you are racing it you don`t need many options. If its a driver its best to have all the options available and no luggage rack unless you need one to use
I grew up on manuals mower tractors then trucks and cars and still like them and still have a car with a 4-speed that I have had many years. As I get older I added power steering for ease of parking and backing out of the garage. I still love the 4-Speed
A while back I put gloss paint on mine then when it dried it did not look right Then I took a piece of scotchbright and went over it then wiped it down and wala it looked great