RE: Re: No LBC - Miata Recommendations

["de Brebisson, Cyrille (Calculator Division)" <cyrille@hp.com>]

Hello

>My only recommendation to you would be to convince your wife to buy a
>manual 
>trans car.  The Miata is a 'real' sports car and an automatic just
doesn't 
>go with its spirit.  That said, I've heard that the new 2006-2007
>automatics, 
>with paddle shifters are pretty cool.  So if she insists on an
automatic, >get 
>a new one with the paddle shifters.
 
I always wondered, with the paddle thingy, how does one perform such
actions as parking and the like that do require clutch slip?

cyrille