Well, I have to confess. I've always enjoyed and prefered a stick shift over an auto but the time has finally come that I am hoping to trade #2815 in for an Auto-Stick. IMO the MB 6-speed is just too clunky. The shift from 1st to 2nd is very short and not smooth at all. Maybe old age has set in more than I'd care to admit.

I stopped by the dealership yesterday and test drove the Auto-Stick. The difference between the two transmissions is like night and day. To me the power was the same only this time it was a very smooth shifting auto transmission.

The search is on, they are looking for a new '04 SSB Auto-Stick for me. They will take mine in trade with 13k miles on it and send me out the door for $50.00 more a month than I'm paying now. They had all the colors on their lot except a SSB. The only catch to making the change is they have to find me a SSB car. They are hoping on finding one and doing a dealer trade to get me a new car.

I hate to see #2815 go but that 6-speed is a real pain in the butt and no longer any fun....