You’re right, the automatic is great, whether it’s the GM 4-sp in the earlier cars or the ZF 5-sp. (Wiki says there was a GM 5-sp too, IDK what markets or trims) I had a 97 528 with the 4-sp and an E46 330 with the ZF 5-sp auto. I’m still more excited about a manual, although I’ve only briefly driven one...