I love my MT even if traffic. It just becomes part of driving. You get used to it. For me, personally, though, all the considerations you mentioned I also thought of or were brought up by my wife. e.g., AT is a smoother ride, sedan is more comfortable for passengers, etc. etc. But in the end, I thought, well, *I* am the one that will be in this car the most and driving it the most (it is the car I drive to work every day), so I'm getting what I want. In other words, I'm getting the car for me, not for my potential passengers. I know, call me selfish. But if I'm spending $35k on my car, I'm going to get what *I* want!

 

I couldn't have said it better!!!