 If you're considering an automatic, do some deep reading. This car would have been a great one, but the transmission gets progressively more jerky, begins to hesitate dangerously, and according to others, the car can shut off entirely at high speeds. The problems ALWAYS come back after fixes. It's a lemon, and Ford knew about the problems with this transmission in 2010 but let it be sold in new Fiestas and Focuses for years. I won't trust a Ford again.