I use my auto more in the manuel shift mode than the straight auto. I even get in my other cars and catch myself trying to push the shifter Left or right. This auto trans is a all together different driving experiance. If i have both my hands on the wheel making a corner. My wife does the up and down shifting. I was having to tell her when to shift, but now for the most part she knoiws when to shift buy watching the road. She" great.