I went with the Auto Stick because it was fun to me when I drove it. You don't have to have a stick if you know how to drive. Actually, I only like stick when I'm racing. Every day driving Auto is fine. To be honest the Auto Stick Seems to shift better From 1st to 2nd then the Manual. Also a good point is Because the car is pretty stock. I wouldn't Redline it any way. Until I do the Ignition, and the Iner-Cooler etc.... I wouldn't try to push it to places it couldn't go yet. Once you get your Upgrades done, and get your new timing right, then you pull the restricter and put on a new Tack up 12k RPMS, and then you can let it RIP. You would never think that these stock transmissions are able to handle up to 1500 horsepower. There is a lot you you can do with the car stock. If you know what your doing of course. This is my first Euro, so I'm re-educating myself with the different set up on these engins