Bought a new around-town/work car recently - Honda City. Had the choice between manual or auto, with manual being cheaper. I prefer manual so wanted to go that way but the Financial Control Officer decided she might want to drive it, so....auto it was
Can't go too wrong with a Honda. Even the cheap City is darned good. Already done 5000 since buying it 3 months ago, and the only hiccup has been a popped tyre caused by Canberra's effed up roads (potholes everywhere, but we won't get into idiot Barr's "priorities"...)