[widebody911]

When I was shopping for an M3 last year, I looked high and low for a decent 6MT with no luck, but a nice SMG came up for sale with the color and options I liked, so I bit the bullet and bought the SMG. I love it! This is my daily driver, and the "auto" mode of the SMG makes dealing with traffic so much more enjoyable, and if I feel the urge, I can still use the paddle shifters. I don't miss the clutch - at all.

I wonder how many of the guys who romanticize about manual transmissions also bemoan the death of manual chokes, hand-crank-start, manual ignition timing control, hand throttles, acetylene headlamps, valve adjustments, clutch adjustments, brake adjustments, and carb adjustments.