Looking for a new car for me

[n00b on demand]

hey everyone I need some advice. I just went car shopping...my mom is going to assist me in paying for whatever car I decide to get. She came with me to the Subaru dealer in rockland. They had a 2003 Legacy GT there with 34k on the clock. This car was FULLY loaded...heated seats...leather...heated wipers...compass...auto dimming mirror...the whole deal. Only thing with this car is that it will need new tires in 10k miles and the rotors have to be resurfaced from what I can tell when i drove it. Price of this car is 14,886...if we put down 8k for it then we would have to pay around 260-270 for 36 months. Warranty for this car is only for another year or so and is only for the powertrain.

They told us they have an 06 Legacy there that someone just traded in. Its a silver 06 just like my moms car just that this one has a 5 spd . Reason the man traded it in is because he and his wife had a baby so he traded it in for an outback...so the salesman says anyway. This car has only 500 miles on it...and still has the factory bumper to bumper warranty. Putting 8k down this car would be 360-370 a month for 36 months. I got to test drive the Legacy 5 spd....I loved it of course. I am going to need a little practice driving stick though as Ive never owned a car with a manual transmission. So what do you all think? Personally I like the latter deal just because the car is brand new and has the good warranty with it.