Whatever you choose, you will have fun with the car....she will understeer a bit, but, manual or auto/shift, you will have fun. They are closer to finding ways to tune the shifting of the auto to more like manual all the time. Both, Eurocharged and Speedriven have programs for the tuning of the auto tranny. Some have some bugs with it, but they will get it figured out soon... But, either way, the cars are really fun to drive...and they will turn heads even though they are becoming 8 year old technology...