"Bill" > wrote in message
...
> I'm not the same 'Bill' as above... but I would like to try the SMG
because
> I like the newer BMWs and my wife doesn't drive a stick (I prefer one).
I'd
> think it would be more sporting than the pure Auto box.
> Isn't this also the same progression we saw when the boxes went from
4-speed
> to 5-speed? And now there's less chance of the dreaded 'mechanical
over-rev'
> common with those who can't really drive a stick, and less tear-up on the
> clutch-shifter-transmission, too.
> just my 2 cents.
>
>

IMO/E SMG is not auto-enough to be a comfortable replacement for someone
used to a automatic, ie. no hold on hills (unless you mess with paddles),
must feather throttle for smooth changes and if you knock a paddle it
reverts to sequential.

You'll probably find the six speed auto with steptronic is the right move
that would be an auto with paddles to change manually which realistcally is
probably a lot easier to live with on a daily basis. Having said that my
wife loves the SMG.