newbe from cleveland

[bill2]

hi , i need a bit of advice ,i'am looking at buying a swb terrano or maverick before next april as runabout for getting to work and for gentle green laneing no rough stuff as i will be keeping it for a couple of years at least ,i'am wondering what would be the best choice gear box wise auto or manual and i'am most like'lly looking at the 2.7 turbodiesel and wont have much more than 2 thousand to spend ,any advice on buying would be very helpfull .