Mine is never truly happy when cold, or not used for a few days, like it's sulking.
I always drive in manual sports, turn left into village, roundabout ahead, I feel car wants third, so paddle up, nothing, more gas, paddle up, nothing, bit more and I get the big green 3, slow down for roundabout it's a jerky auto down change (cos I'm not quick enough to paddle down) and it's in a bad mood until the temp needle is off the bottom. As soon as it's a quarter up it's perfect, smooth as silk.
F1 gearbox has a brain, but it's not a human brain, its a sulky Italian woman's brain.....
Wouldn't change it for the world, maybe for Kylie Minogue. I'd change it for Kylie.