1st Gear
we just got tip s4 last month and neighbor has 03 6 speed. the tip is kinda cool but the paddle shifts are v e r y s l o w. would have gotten manual but son also uses car and doesnt shift. does make me think true manual paddle shifters are wave of future.
2nd Gear
It depends on what you want to do with the car. If you're going to be driving it flat out all the time and acting like a boy racer in a Honda every stop light, then get the manual. If you're going to be taking it to roadcourse track days every weekend, get the manual. If you're going to drive like most people, and cruise to work/school/honey's house/grocery store and only really push the car hard every once in a while, then get the Tip. It will be nicer for everyday errand running, and it's still tuned well enough to be sporty when you want it.
4th Gear
personally id much rather 6 speed or manual, i love being in control over my rpms. but if i lived in a city where theres alot of traffic everyday id have an automatic, being stuck in traffic in a manual sux
