hi there,im in chilliwack bc,40 min.from van.i have a manual cuz i bought one of these cars,sight unseen,im guna luv it,i hear all this talk about how underpowered it is,ok, well ,duh.im not in the market for a race car here.its peppy,its different,ITS SMALL. more sO than i thought ,but it is like i was expecting,SMALL,cool ,different,twice as good on fuel than my old car,09 nissan cube.