I had a 2004 Crossfire with an automatic and now I have a 2006 roadster with a 6spd manual. It just depends what you like. There are goods and bads about both. I had an automatic for long enough and was ready for a 6spd. The 6spd is more of a sports car in my opinion, but sometimes in traffic I miss the automatic. Just depends... I loved my 2004 and love my 06 too...they are great cars! As for the white interior...I was debating on getting that in my roadster, but I am very very picky with my car and any speck of dirt makes me go crazy...I decided against buying the vanilla interior because I was afraid it would get dirty. I wanted a two tone, so I opted for the cedar and slate and I love it. It gets many compliments.