PJ2, I loved the early 737's and 727's but didn't want the automation of the Airbus so stayed away from it. Only because it took a lot of your control away and let automation take over.
When pilots cannot control an airplane because automation is doing something they don't understand I don't like it. Maybe I am too old and don't understand the new technology but I love the feeling of being in control no matter what the computer thinks. My 757 let me do all of that. I loved that airplane. It had more power than you knew what to do with and it did exactly what you told it to do. It was really hard to screw up with a decent pilot flying a fool proof airplane like that.