only if you want a manaul!
it really depends on how confident you are at driving if your just learning, and if u like the fun of shifting a manual, or the easy of leaving an auto in D.
I prefer a manaul car, but 2 of our cars are auto and 8 out of 10 of the work cars we get are auto... its a nice change not too have to worry about changing,, specially in traffic..
also, i find the shitter and less powerful the car, the better it is to have an auto... the cars a POS anyway, so why bother with a manaual its not going to speed it up much.