Manual car vs truck

My car is a ratty old rot box. I'm buying myself a brand new car, the used car market is illogical. I've got a 3 or 4 month wait for a Subaru crosstrek specifically I'm getting a 6 speed. I've driven very few manual cars, frankly there arent many offered anymore. I'm not interested in one of these CVT or technologically complex automatics on the market, and I think a manual car would be more fun anyways. I love driving manual trucks. So I ordered a 6 speed manual crosstrek while the option is still available.

What can you guys tell me about shifting a car? Just shift it like is was a truck? Well for one it has a synchronized transmission where a truck is non-syncronized. Do I clutch every shift or float like a truck.

This is really a loosely related trucking question. Some who who has several years experience driving manual truck taking their ability to car

 

I'm not going to resale the vehicle. I'll run it for 250k if I can. I dont want a perpetual car payment indefinitely. Pay it off in full and run it.

Fixing undercharge rust isnt very practical. The new car will get copious coats of fluid film to prevent the rust before it starts on the new car.

If a CVT fails, your looking at 6 grand out of warranty. Such is also the story with automatic with 7 8 9 gears.... ect ect

If long term ownership is the goal, the manual transmission might need a clutch.... that's about it. I also said MIGHT, clutch may also last the life of the vehicle. Manual transmissions are much more economical to keep on the road, a CVT replacement can total a vehicle from a repair standpoint