We really debated this in the Crossfire we just purchased. We always buy sticks for our sports cars. But considering how the car will be driven, strickly on the road, we started considering autos as well. We drove both. I was a little cramped using the clutch in the shift cars. For us it came down to finding the best used car we could. It turned out to be equipped with an auto. We're happy with it so far. As for our Corvette that does get used for high-speed track days sometimes, we enjoy the stick.