In a word - Yes It's a pleasure to use in 'auto' - but put it in 'M' mode and you have all the fun of a manual car with either the shifter or the paddles mounted on the steering wheel. Plenty available in convertable's but not very many in hatchbacks
whats the tuning possibilitys for them? can you get much more out of them taking into account most auto boxes cant handle to much? im thinking of getting a cooper or cooper s auto