I am seriously shopping for a Crossfire roadster, and think that I want a 6-speed transmission. They're definitely not as easy to find as automatics around here, but I'm seeing plenty of them on the internet in various places around the country. It seems that dealers have a difficult time getting rid of them, so I expect to be able to get a good deal.

I live in hot, sunny Florida, and the idea of having a cloth interior instead of hot sticky leather seats is appealing. I'm thinking that I could easily get by with a base model or a Special Edition and be quite happy. What would I be missing? Is the sound system in the base model seriously inferior to the Limited? I guess that the base model and maybe the Special Edition don't have power seats, but what else am I missing? Is there any compelling reason to buy a Limited instead of the base model or SE?

My next question is whether it's a bad idea to get the manual transmission for any reason? Can I have any fun shifting the AutoStick in normal city driving? I'm never going to have an opportunity to drive this car in "sports car country," I'll be mostly running up and down Highway 41 in city traffic.

Your opinions are appreciated.