Well, as I said before, I've always had stick. I've been having joint problems, and forced myself to get the autostick. As it turns out, it was a good thing. It's a really fine box that you can fiddle with if you want, or just sit back and let it do the work. The longer I have it, the less I fiddle. The performance of the trans. is that good. It's a learning system, it evolves with the way you drive.