The reasons for the auto are that I am a BIG strip person. I don't like rally races where the manual would pay off and be more fun. I like to get from point "A" to point "B" in a very quick manor. LoL. Building full boost off the line with the auto is something you can't do in a manual. Plus as stated above, I don't loose much boost in between shifts. Anyways, my last car was stick and it is still gonna be in the family (sig pic). Here are some links to the pics of the car (color is a little off). Thanks for the welcoming!