[andyt11]

I feel like a passenger when I drive an automatic. I also feel like I'm not in control of the vehicle. How can you be in control when there is no solid connection to the wheels.

I recently drove a very fast DSG equipped car. It is an amazing piece of equipment and is worlds away faster than a manual. Its also what I would call a real gearbox and not at all a rubber band. However, it did get boring in about ten minutes. Which was disappointing. There was nothing to do. Just point and squirt. The whole car was flawless and left nothing for me to think about. No wheel spin, no skids, no shifting, it even blipped the throttle when it knew you would change down. Super cool but not for me.