It really is a matter of preference I guess, unless you were in a sitaution like me and didnt have a choice. But hey im not complaning, I had one the freshest rides at my school. But as for the whole topic of this thread, I used to manually shift all the time so people would think its a manual too haha. Now im over that and I dont care what anyone thinks, but I do sometimes drop it down a gear, if someone on the highway tries to mess with me, just so maybe it'll have a better chance of acclerating faster.