I use to be a manual or nothing guy, especially in the 4x4 world in which I lived. Since getting older & understanding a lot of advantages of an auto, I have appreciated an auto a lot more at times.
When shopping for my Z I looked to get an auto, because albeit few, there would be times that my wife would need to drive the car
. Anyway I went shopping for the auto with some disappointment thoughts in mind. After a long spirited test drive in the 7AT Z & running throught the gears manually & seeing how it holds a gear, I was thinking to myself this could actually be really nice. I never got to drive a manual Z, but I have had no disappointed feelings while driving my 7AT. I'm loving it
YMMV