Whitehouse

I reckon your right embee, although you will maybe lose the 'feel' with a cvt, and other similar options, its another way of making it easier to ride. Like with everything nowadays were always making things to make our lives easier.
I went in an audi the other day that had the fancy dsg gearbox, it was wierd to not think of using it like a manual and it having a seamless shift, for pure driving pleasure its not for me but i guess if your using it day in day out then it probably makes it alot easier