Soldato
I won't even consider owning anything with auto box, no matter how good they are compared to the crappy old slush boxes. I can see the benefit if you are crawling through traffic everyday, but on a decent b road blast that is my daily commute changing gear is an enjoyable part of driving.
You have the same commute as me, I was the same, when I bought my last car didnt even consider the auto. As I posted above, when my car went in to the garage they lent me the exact same model but with the DSG. I was oh boo until I tried it, as i said it felt hard work after getting my manual back. Next time its auto for sure for me, cars I am looking at only come in auto anyway, but should I change my target car its still going to be auto.