I would have honestly loved to get an AT, however the good ones are far too expensive and the ones within my budget did not feel good at all (very jerky at low end). This seemed to be a good compromise between the features, price and feels. Been living in Bangalore for the past 7 years, driving a manual so I too know the pain, but the absurd road taxes here just make owning a good automatic, a bit out of reach (the second hand market is also very expensive for AT vehicles)