Agreed, you can pick up a better aftermarket Navi system and an automatic transmission but I gotta agree with CRXguy, manual is the way to go, it is wwwwwwwaaaaay more fun and really not that hard to learn (but sometimes its better to learn from someone other than your spouse). Plus ladies that can drive standard are rare and have a certain je ne c'est quoi (sp?).
Although if you are stuck in traffic most of the time a manual is more work.
Either way, test drive the XT I promise you won't be disappointed...
Now if you are looking for advice on which team to cheer for we can help with that too