I went into my purchase wanting the 6 spd. Drove them both with the top down and found the RIDE to outweigh how the car was being driven. I felt the 6 spd "I tested" to be sloppy. It didn't click into the gears reassuredly. The autostick just made the overall ride seem more enjoyable. I definitely miss not rowing thru the gears myself but the total pleasure I get from driving the car makes me forget winding out the gears and dropping the clutch. Bottom line you can't go wrong and whatever 6 spd you may test, if its not necessarily the car you're buying may shift differently than what you ultimately buy.