Great to hear you are happy with your Crdi Martin88.
My 'Smokey' is a manual and I am very happy to have this as it gives me a bit of extra choice when I want to get out and around something. When I first test drove the i30 it was in an auto Crdi and I quite enjoyed but found it a little less responsive than I had hoped..but then I had just stepped out of my 4 litre straight six Ford Territory..
Fuel economy is second to none imho and you don't have to drive like an 'older driver' what ever that is..
The i30's are just good! Happy to see you are getting good mileage as well.
The wife has to have an auto to be able to drive now a days so after considerable discussion and contemplation.... I bought a manual...