I have a sport matic and race all the time (autox) and I can drive the doors off most manuals! yes I shifts a tid bit slower that a stick but A GOOD DRIVER can look beyond the hood and PLAN a head. By the time you push the clutch in and shift a stick its all about the same shift time +- a...
I don't know about you, but I got my car to drive and I spun the tires right out of the show room leaving a nice black mark for the salesmen to clean up! I did not do a "break in" I now have 11k on it and still drive it like I stole it!
yes the dealership was PISSED about the black mark on...