Love the control you get with manuals but a few years ago I swapped my manual Z4 3.0i M54 for a ZF auto E90 330i N52 as I was sitting in traffic a lot. Save my left leg!
DONT miss the crunchy 1st to 2nd in the Z4 or the silly kangaroo pull-aways (never did do the clutch delay delete...) .
DO miss the pure attachment and level of control and responsiveness. Even with XHP stage 3 on my auto it is still junk at changing for hills, corners or anything not a straight line. I dont have paddles and the steptronic shifter is balls.
I will definitely get another manual if it is a fun car. If it's a daily the auto wins. Sad to say!