Originally posted by fastball
It's not that they are car haters, it's just that they see an automatic as a detrement to a fun car to drive...... say what you want, but to me if you want to drive an auto -- and I don't care how fast you make it -- you might as well get a Cadillac Sedan DeVille and put an SC on that Northstar. 
thanks fast.
it's exactly what i'm trying to say...
shiet you could give me a pristine black 96 M3 and the Auto tranny "that shifts faster than humanly possible" and i'd still look at you sideways and be on the market for a real transmission.
bottom line is, when cornering *I* want to have control of how much power i'm putting to the ground, because i sure as hell don't want to trust any sort of Torque Converter to do it for me.
it's great that you have a fast drag strip lude. that's cool. but ultimately not my can of worms.
hence, "it's still an auto."
and btw, i wasn't saying that you pick your nose while driving, i was saying that whenever I drive an auto i end up picking my nose b/c i get that bored. shift knob keeps my fingers clean, quite literally.