Yes I agree that they are absolutely pointless, but well I'll be honest. I LOVE USING THOSE! lol I have driven a pathfinder with one(actually got a quicker 0-60 time with me shifting) and an outback legacy with one again i had so much fun too.(both of these were stick though)

Anyways back to the point. Yeah I was just wondering if it was possible to have an automatic then just flipping a toggle switch to then go use paddle shifters (as my friend claims) was even possible and got my answers. And I guess are cars in technical terms already have it by what bill posted of just using our stick. This brings up another question though. My friends car got real low miles, so would this do any major damage to the bands and the much thinner clutches in an automatic? Assuming you know what speeds and rpms to down shift at and all.