I've had my Roadster since March and feel the most redeeming value of the car is that you don't see them everywhere. In fact you don't see them anywhere. I recently drove from NY to VA (Monticello) and saw 1, a Blaze Red coupe right before Monticello. Mind you I wasn't even driving mine at the time. On the return trip in roughly the same spot, I saw another Blaze Red coupe and not another one during the drive. Corvettes are a dime a dozen (I've had 2) as are Porsches and BMW's, so its nice to drive something unique. Regarding the Auto vs. 6 Spd, I drove both before buying. The 6 Spd was a coupe and I felt the shifting was sloppy, not a distinct click into each gear. The auto was in a roadster with the top down and whether it was the top being down or the auto I'm not sure. But for a guy who swore he wanted a stick, I felt the auto was the way to go in this car. If my final choice was TT or S2000 they would have been sticks. Lastly on the quality. Not a single issue with the car. Its put together beautifully in the same factory as the Audi Cabrio, VW New Beetle convertible and other beautifully crafted cars. The materials are excellent and screw the cup holder you shouldn't be drinking in the car anyway. As far as price is concerned, its a steal. Anything you might compare it to is thousands more (other than the S2000 and that's close in price). But the one thing I would close with is that I find it more of a sports car in the sense that an MB 500SL is than a Miata or S2000. Its more a cruiser than a bruiser, at least the way mine is configured, auto/ roadster. You know what, that's perfectly OK with me. The car is stunning.