[Biturbos4] BMW becoming the 'ultimate poser machine'

[Bill Coleman]

A friend of a friend wanted to test drive a 330i only to discover every car
on the lot was an automatic!  The salesman told him that 95% of what they
sell are automatics, so the only way to get a manual transmission was to
special order it.  No slam on automatics, but for me the 'ultimate driving
machine' would be a manual.  Has BMW crossed the line from sport sedan to
luxury sedan?  Or is this just a local (nothern Detroit suburbs) phenomenon?

Bill
00 S4 6sp
01 A4 Avant 1.8tq sport 5sp