I got a lot of backlash from friends and relatives when I got the 7AT instead of the 6MT. I had to be patient since the emergence of faster automatic transmissions was new for the masses. At a certain point I would just smile and say in a sarcastic tone,"what was I thinking, yes your Type-R/Si/GT/SHO is probably faster." Then I give them a ride with only a taste of what my Fairlady can do and watch them either keep lying to themselves or fess up that they now understand.
