This Tip vs. manual is starting to remind me of a photography class I took a while ago.
Firstly, if a guy is doing alot of rush hour traffic, commuting then by all means do not frown on the Tip: it's an excellent transmission.
If you want to use the car for more open-road and non-routine driving get the manual if so inclined.
The photo class: we were all amateurs. All we needed was a decent adjustable camera. There was a guy in the class who went nuts claiming expensive, complex, and many pieces of wide ranging equipment were needed. All we wanted was to learn about photography as creative personal expression.
Obviously the parallel is the more particular you are, the more track-conscious you are, the more you can feel the "innopportune" shift points in the Tip when lifting off the gas while making an aggressive turn, then the more you should test drive a Tip to decide if you can live with it.
What was that again..., Live with what? here's a quote:
"This smart automatic still causes weight transfer problems in some cornering situations, however particularly if your driving becomes less aggressive- even for a moment. The auto modes intelligent mapping defaults to a lazier schedule too quickly one that make wake up and downshift on the way through a turn. "
Just imagine sitting in traffic when your clutch leg has had enough and driving has long ceased to be fun. Will you be glad you didn't get the Tip with the "Smart automatic" shift points causing problems with "weight transfer" during aggressive driving around turns?
Oh..., very important point: what about putting the Tip in __manual__ mode around those turns? I betcha there will be less to not like about it.