Manuals > Automatic

[Croyles]

Yep. Better control, better driver, more fun, safer, better acceleration (which ties in heavily with safety), and if you dont drive like an idiot - better petrol/gas mileage.

Only disadvantage is packed traffic in cities. Constant change between first and second gets very very dull.

Thats just my opinion though, what do you think? Of course, most people will say automatics. I think we have more americans on the forum, not sure though.





Actually my statement is law.

[PyroManiak]

Th3 stickshift has it's advantages xP

[oddler]

Automatic.

[Meat Puppet]

I really don’t see much point in driving a manual. My friend tried to teach me for a while, but I just got fed up with all the bull it took to drive one. I don’t need to anyway, since I have no desire to prove that I’m macho, or whatever the smurfing reason for a manual is. My only need for a car would be to get to places, and an automatic does that just fine.

[Jess]

Is driving a manual less common in other countries? Here in England I don't know one person who drives an automatic and when I began learning to drive I didn't even get an option to learn in an automatic.

[Rye]

Automatics are just so much easier. You can drive with one foot and the only time when you have to switch gears is when you park, for the most part.

[CimminyCricket]

I prefer automatic cars since it's less for me to concentrate on, but since a car is a car, I'll still drive both.

[escobert]

manual all the way.

[Little Blue]

Manual. I couldn't imagine driving automatic.

[TheSpoonyBard]

People who learn to drive in a manual can drive both manuals and automatics. People who learn to drive in an automatic can only drive automatics. I can't imagine myself driving an automatic, but it's nice to know I have the choice.

[bipper]

I really hope we are talking about cars. In thus case, I enjoy manual, despite my auto sexual tenancies. I drive an Automatic, cause I have children that I must constantly throw McDonald's at to make them shut up. (It is an American thing)

[Yamaneko]

Automatic is a luxury outside the U.S.

I drive automatic because I'm stuck in traffic going to and from school/work. Manual can be fun with certain types of automobiles. I have a full-sized truck, so there's no real point in having a manual transmission.

[crono_logical]

Only disadvantage is packed traffic in cities. Constant change between first and second gets very very dull.

Fortunately for me, the van I drive can start in 2nd gear, so I leave it in 2nd all the time and just use clutch control when in heavy traffic

Driving an automatic without a good excuse is frowned upon in the UK

[Rye]

I think I'd probably die if I drove manual. I saw instructions and diagrams on how to do it in Driver's Ed and it terrified me. D:

[yanis]

I never tried the automatic way...:bgl: