Hello Ozbargain,
I've recently done my manual licence test (have been driving for years prior though with an Auto license) and I'm currently driving an auto car. I'm planning to upgrade my car soon to a Honda S2000 which only comes in manual. The majority of Honda S2000 owners are enthusiasts who put a lot of care into their car, and these cars being fairly old (1999), obviously don't run as smoothly as modern manuals. I would hate to take one on a test drive and bunny hop or stall - potentially ruining chances of a sale.
What would you do if you were in my position?
EDIT
Before assuming that I don't know how to drive manual, every manual car is different - and being able to drive a modern manual car (one that you would do your test in) doesn't mean you can drive perfectly in an older manual car.
You really need to give a budget otherwise I might as well suggest a Nissan GTR