Re: Bimmer auto trans. still bummers?

The mans dead right - Although with the amount of driving I do, a manual is

out of the question.

Normal road car automatics of any kind are inherently a pissweak design by

nature and cannot handle the continued and relentless abuse a decent
manual 
box can.

Autos and semi autos built specifically for race cars are another story
all 
together.