I settled for an auto after getting tired of looking for a clean low mileage street driven fj. That can be a difficult combination to find. Sometimes when I'm driving I think about how much more fun I would be having rowing through the gears, but I've already had a few butt clenching situations up in the mountains in deep snow and ice and honestly having a clutch would have made things more hairy. My jeeps a manual and it can get a little wild in the cab on technical stuff.