FG X XR8: take the manual or keep looking for an auto?

Make

Ford

Model

FG X Falcon XR8

Suppose there are two similarly tidy XR8s within reach, one manual and one auto. The car has to crawl along Punt Road during the week and get out into the hills on Sundays. Price aside, what tipped your choice? I’d like to hear about the thirty minutes in traffic as much as the three good corners.