When i bought my civic in 2018, the salesman wasn't even going to show us the car until i asked why it was so much cheaper than the other ones he was showing me.
I was sad about no longer driving a manual, when I found out about this car I was very pleased. It by no means is a sports car, but Driving stick adds so much to the experience. Of the 15+ years of driving a manual transmission, i've only been annoyed a handful of times and that is on the rare occasion that the traffic is stop and go.