dowzerr wrote:

Thanks for all your (varied) opinions lol.

It actually feels like a hassle driving manuals now. Automatics are much better. So it's likely I'll get an auto.

A good decision and nothing will make you happier than when you and your leggy, blonde, swimwear model girlfriend drive past a clutch centre full of manual FL2s with clutch, clutch valve and DMF problems as you go away for a romantic weekend into the sunny uplands  FL2 HSE Auto Galway Green
Evoque SD4 Auto Blue.
FL1 HSE TD4 Manual Black - Gone.
RR Classic V8 EFI - Gone

I drive a manual, it's 8 years old and no clutch or DMF problems whatsoever. Buy what you think is right for you!