My cousin owns a E92 M3 with paddle shift. It's awesome! I love the way it rev-matches on downshifts, AND there is no way I could upshift that fast... if I did, then I would go through synchros constantly.

I love a stick, but seriously, as I get older, the paddle-shift seems to be just as fun. I've been driving manual cars now for 15 years and it gets kind of tiring sometimes. If my RX-8 had a transmission like the M3, it would be great for that car... it needs it. The RX-8 paddle-shift tranny is not anywhere close to what the M3 is.

It is a shame that cars keep getting heavier, but WOW, does technology ever make them grip and feel so much lighter than they are.