[p912guy]

My wife certainly would have preferred I'd have gotten the AT, and because I wanted to stay married another 30 years along with more frequent bumper to bumper commuting, I was fully prepared to do so when I traded my MINI Cooper S with a 6 MT for something new. Actually, the only reason I purchased my m235i when I did was because it was a convertible with the 6 MT and thus I was able to purchase it at a very deep discount because it had been in the dealership's inventory for more than 15 months. I am so glad everything worked out the way it did. I have driven a few service loaners with the AT and it is a great transmission, but I really prefer my 6 MT. It is incredibly smooth and well mated to the N55. The occasional bumper to bumper traffic is not a problem. There are no regrets here at all. Now I just need a similar situation to happen when I finally decide I replace my m235i someday with a Boxster S or M4.