# automatic transmission with paddle shifters.. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 23, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/automatic-transmission-with-paddle-shifters/32858 "2007-07-23T22:22:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 20
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/automatic-transmission-with-paddle-shifters/32858/20 "2007-07-24T16:55:43Z")
I’ve beaten the piss out of a loaner M3 my old boss had, same car as Viper has but stock, and while it wasn’t on a track I can say I was pushing it hard enough that I probably should have been on a track. After about 10 minutes the novelty wore off and I was wishing for a traditional manual. I think I say the same thing in all these threads, but for me having a sports car is not about being .3 seconds faster in the 1/4th or a second faster around a track. That’s what being a professional race car driver is about. For me, it’s about the involvement and challenge that comes with driving a powerful car quickly, and turning the shifter into a video game style “click-click” removes much of the involvement. About the only way I’d consider an SMG is if my daily drive involved a TON of bumper to bumper traffic and my sports car also had to be my DD. There isn’t a “right” answer to this though. It’s about what **you** want. Miata’s are a dime a dozen so I’m sure you can manage to get test drives in both a traditional manual, and the auto-tap-paddle contraption. It’s not like you’re looking at F430’s. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/automatic-transmission-with-paddle-shifters/32858)._