Most usually say manual transmission, that way you could eventually drive both. Here's a quick guide to both and then you can decide for yourself. 

Automatic:

Learning to start, stop and steer is much easier in automatic cars. The right foot should normally be used to control the accelerator and footbrake. Because there is no clutch, your left foot should not need to be used at all. When the initial gear selection has been made, usually when the vehicle is stopped, all subsequent changes are carried out automatically. They are regulated by the car's speed and the pressure applied on the accelerator.

When driving automatic cars, the brakes have to be used more often to avoid its natural tendency to creep forwards. Automatic cars enable drivers to concentrate on the more important things, such as planning ahead and steering. It makes learning to drive easier, particularly for older or disabled people.

Manual:

The easiest way to learn how to drive a manual transmission is simply by first focusing entirely on the left foot (letting its coordination become equal to that of the right foot). Sounds simple, but training the good old left foot is really the biggest part of smoothly moving down the road.

Getting Started: To get started, someone who has a vehicle equipped with manual transmission drive you to a large flat vacant parking lot. Be certain to have your friend in the passenger's seat to provide supervision when you drive. Also, make certain that you are covered by vehicle insurance from your policy or through the policy of the person who is letting you drive his or her vehicle.   In the parking lot with the vehicle's engine turned off, apply your right foot to the brake pedal, and practice getting a feel of the clutch pedal by pushing it in and out with your left foot.

The Shift Pattern: Next, view the shift pattern shown on the top of the shift knob. 1st gear is usually located by pushing the gearshift lever forward. Then, with the clutch pedal pushed all the way in to the firewall, move the gearshift lever through the gears (i.e., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and reverse) a few times and then put the gearshift lever into neutral. Neutral is located in the middle of the shift pattern. In simplest terms, picture the shift pattern as  H (reverse and 5th gear are also added in). The crossbar of the H represents neutral. When the transmission is in neutral, you should be able to move the gearshift lever to the left and to the right. If you need help, ask your friend who drove you to the parking lot. So far, so good!

Getting the Feel of it: With the transmission in neutral, start the engine and then press the accelerator lightly to get the feel of the accelerator pedal. Next, take your right foot off of the accelerator completely and let the engine just idle. Push the clutch pedal in completely, hold it in, and place the gearshift into 1st gear. Continue to keep your right foot off of the accelerator, but very slowly let out the clutch (try to become aware of how far you have let the clutch pedal out when the clutch just begins to engage) until the vehicle just begins to creep forward. This is accomplished by moving the clutch pedal in and out just a little bit (about 1/2 inch) to get the vehicle to begin slowly rolling forward. 

Work on slowly letting the clutch pedal out until you can get the vehicle to move forward at a couple miles per hour in 1st gear without touching the accelerator. If the vehicle stalls, it is no big deal. Just push the clutch pedal in, and restart the engine. Your instructor should explain about the extra use of the handbrake and different techniques used to control the car at low speeds.

 See the guide to each on Driving test success here. 

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