I wanna get a bmw x3.. But i also want it to be manual, rather then automatic transmission.?

If you really are worried, then take lessons first. If you can't get lessons, then just take some advice. Here's my advice. Buy it and get in the car. With the car still off, practice stepping all the way down on the clutch [make sure you push it straight to the floor!!!!] Get used to shifting into each gate [gear]...don't slam the shifter into the gates either, treat your car well and it will last a long time. Smooth shifts, but less then a second! Now, with the car on, shift in first...keep your foot on the clutch. Let go of the clutch VERY VERY slowly [you not in a rush, after you buy it, the car is yours so take your time] and when the revs drop, step back all the way down on the clutch. Now, to get moving smoothly, try this first. Shift back to first, let go of the clutch super slow, when the clutch starts to grab [engagement point..again the revs will drop a bit at this point], keep for foot there for half a second, then continue to let your foot off slow [without pressing on the gas at all]. You will start to roll, step on the gas slowly and start driving. Here's the other method, give the car gas, to like 1.5k rpms, and do the same thing with the clutch, but when you get to the engagement point, give much more gas [not like 5k rpm though, don't be rediculous, just like up to 3k] and the car will roll. Every time you come to a stop, make sure you shift in neutral before you actually stop. Shifting gears is simple...clutch in, shift, clutch out and gas. Same method as getting into first. After like 3rd gear, you don't have to even give the car gas until after you shift. Now, when down shifting, just do the opposite. But to get it smoother, do this...clutch in. Now, while you're downshifting, tap the gas a little bit so the revs bounce up a lil [clutch still in!!!] and when you get into gear , clutch out. That makes it much smoother and easier on your clutch so it wont have to slip to slow down its speed, cause the flywheel will be moving a few rpm's slower. PATIENCE and BALANCE is all you need. Don't rush anything, just be easy. If you do stall, just clutch in quick and turn the car on...no big deal. Don't freak out. Make sure you keep your left foot OFF the clutch pedal unless you're shifting..don't burn your clutch out prematurely. And again, don't take over 2 seconds to shift, else you're giving the clutch unnessecary wear. Practice makes perfect. An X3's clutch will be stiff because it's a 'performance' car, so get used to pressing down on it with the car off for a good minute. Get the manual, practice, enjoy. Be safe.

That depends. I live and work in a country where hills are very common. Even though I am also living and working in a rural area, the country where I am is so overpopulated that the traffic flow is more densed than in Australia or North America, especially when you go into a small town. If you live in North America on flat lands, Australia, or South Africa, driving manual is better (but not inthe big cities). If you are in South Korea, drive automatic.

if you basically know how to drive a manual already, you'll get the hang of it quickly, assuming it's your daily driver. if you're going to learn using it, well, yeah, depending on what mistakes you make, you could ruin the transmission (my brother, sister and i all practiced manual on the same car when we were young, that car never needed any tranny repairs). but you say this isn't your first time, just your first car, so i wouldn't worry so much.

the main thing is, keep learning. just because you can get to point A to point B, doesn't mean you don't need to continuously learn how to get there more efficiently, more comfortably, and more safely.

X3 are terrible

I have a X6 V8 TC 4.4 and it gets 12/20

X3 more like 6.5/20

try a second hand X5

or a 3series

or Mercedes C230

E200

Lexus IS300

Audi A6

Audi A4 1.8T

4wds

GLK, Q5

try elsewhere

Are you kidding?

Have you actually driven one of these ROCKS? Have you read the reviews?

Are you kidding?