I bought a Tip so that my wife could drive it, since she won't drive a manual. But she has never driven it anyway and I wish I had bought a manual. It is still a great car, but in auto mode it is fairly boring and changes too early in my opinion. So I drive it most of the time in 'manual' mode, which is a lot more enjoyable - but still not as much fun as a manual shift. The tip-shift buttons on the steering wheel can be a nuisance at times, they should have put paddles on the steering column, again my opinion. The choice comes down to whether you need the auto for specific reasons, such as heavy traffic, or whether you like changing gears yourself.
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