I have had autos for many years now because I did a lot of moroway driving and it didnt really matter. Bought a UK Zed so its back to manual, wouldnt have it any other way, its great to drive it as it was designed to be driven. Wouldnt want a Zed auti, it would spoin the fun.
Many routes you can go down to buy a Zed, you will see them very cheap in some places but as ever, there are some dodgy deals out there. See other threads re prices. If you buy a bad one you may soon hate it. To me, you would be better stretching the initial budget and get something newer with history. Even better if you know the previous owner. All deoend on the £££s though bud, how much did you have in mind.