Hey Haf,
I ordered a manual. I also asked the sales people about the clutch problem. He said he knew of the problem in the 06-08 models, but said they had fixed it in the latest model, he said something about this series 4 was supposed to come out november last year. But they were recalled due to the clutch problem, that is why they are only coming out now. I only drove the manual model, it was a nice drive. My mate has a 07 model and had the clutch problem, he got his fixed under warranty. So hopefully it is fixed in this model.