G'day Nick

You don't have a silver S do you? I know a greek chap who has one... Sydney is a small city....

Anyways, I would go with the manual. I have owned both and can tell you that you will enjoy the involvement of the manual more. Even in Tokyo, I am happy driving a manual. In Sydney apart from the morning rush hour a tip would get boring - my opinion only. I goto Sydney a few times each year and always drive - also lived there for 5 years until 2003 - top city!