I do!

 

I mostly use the stick shifter ... probably 80% of the time. 20 years of manual stick shift cars is a habit difficult to break.

But when I really get it going .... both hands on the wheel - paddle shifters only.

 

The stick shift all the time. Other hand stays on the wheel.

I got SMG with heated seats and steering wheel.

 

I use a mixture of both, but I'd say a majority of the time I'm using the stick. I drove a stick M3 for 5 years, and out of habit my hand always sits on the shifter.

I too have a SMG with heated steering wheel, and both front and rear seats.

 

I always drive in AUTO mode.

I have sport on and use both the paddles and the stick. I guess it just depends on what I feel. Though I do use the stick more often.

I have heated seats and steering wheel. If your car was orginally sold in Texas, Cali, Florida, well you get the idea its not really something that is needed so the many people might have skipped over the Cold Weather package.

 

Slight OT...
in percentage, how often do you drive with sport on? Would driving with sport on put more stress/wear on the clutch?

 

On my SMG, I pretty much sport mode close to 100% of the time. Not sure about the additional stress though...

 

Dammit!

 

I don't know a whole lot about the experience you M5 owners have, but can you not do neither shifter nor paddles and just let the car worry about shifting? I don't want to say like an automatic but similar for casual drivers that don't want to worry about shifting?

 

My last car was a SMG. Always in manual sport mode and 100% paddles. I had heated steering wheel and heated seats.