I don't know about that. with no experience on this clutch I would probably agree but with a few thousand miles on it I am rather good a crushing the clutch in 2nd and 3rd gear.

I would not think the wheel spin I get in 2nd and 3rd slow me down so I can't see how the auto would do any better. If I could just figure out how to float to second and third with out the aid of the clutch and without destorying it then I would really be moving.

-marc