Thinking a little outside the box:

Driving school for the wife?

Maybe you may want to consider posting the car up for swaps na rin for the A/T model with you adding cash. I'd have a feeling there are some A/T Civic owners who'd want to swap to M/T din naman..

Sayang yung car if you swap to anything less din kasi... Parang nasayang lang yung extra 100-200k you initially shelled out last year.