in a manual you feel like your driving the car and in the auto you feel like your in a taxi unless your going for it.I have got one of each. auto has up grades and the manual is stock .auto is fast but the manual is fun. clutch is no problem pretty soft.but the auto will kill a manual off the grid.but the autos are weaker for I have already kill the zf but couldnt kill the manual when I had 380rwkw in my first turbo very tuff. autos cost a lot to repair but a clutch is cheap.so flip a coin.that's y I got one of each