gunz4me - I am around the same age with similar circumstances. My 2013 7AT has done me well.
A few things to share from my 3 months of ownership.
I had to have the dealer reflash my computer to fix an issue with the transmission dropping out of gear (5th I believe) in manual mode. There are a few others on here that had the same issue. Basically you shift up and then the car starts to disagree with your choice of gears.
I also strongly suggest that when you go for your test drive you try the manual mode. Great transmission but I think requires a full understanding to take advantage of or else it just seems awkward initially.
Since my computer reflash - Things have been really smooth.