I'm looking for an 04 or 05 xfire and was looking for an automatic because the reviews I've read seemed to think the auto was a much better choice in this car. I find this unusual because the car magazines usually prefer the sticks. My other cars ( a Corvette and a Miata) are sticks but because of what I've read I thought an auto is the way to go for this car. My problem is that I found a great 04 6 speed with only 14k miles for a very reasonable price. I'm looking for some recomendations about the tranny's on these cars. Are those with 6 speeds happy with them? Any reliability issues with the tranny or clutch? The reviews seem to think that the gas milage is better with the auto, I have a 90 mile commute so this is important to me. Any feedback will be appreciated, I did a seach but didn't find the info I'm looking for. Thanks.