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By *ardRock42 OP   Man
16 weeks ago

Emsworth

Automatic or manual car?

Which do you prefer and why?

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By (user no longer on site)
16 weeks ago

Automatic without question. It's just less hassle in towns and city's where you have a lot of sitting around at traffic lights.

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By *dam1971Man
16 weeks ago

Bedford

Depends. If it’s something small and zingy on the B road of your dreams then a manual adds to the sense of occasion.

If it’s trundling through the rush hour commute, an auto is much better.

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By *anielpiercedMan
16 weeks ago

X


"Automatic or manual car?

Which do you prefer and why?"

I used to be a die hard manual advocate but since owning performance BMW's recently I fell in love with the ZF eight speed auto box. Had my gearbox remapped and it's so much easier to flip up through the paddles now rather than maual.

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By *tu100Man
16 weeks ago

Southampton

Having never driven an automatic, I have to say manual. But I won't rule out trying an automatic one day

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
16 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

Manual, very very rarely ever drive an automatic.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
16 weeks ago

BRIDPORT


"Automatic or manual car?

Which do you prefer and why?

I used to be a die hard manual advocate but since owning performance BMW's recently I fell in love with the ZF eight speed auto box. Had my gearbox remapped and it's so much easier to flip up through the paddles now rather than maual. "

If you are using paddles to change gear then surely that is with it in ‘manual’ mode, if it was in ‘automatic’ mode you wouldn’t have to.

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By *obilebottomMan
16 weeks ago

All over

Never thought I would like auto and was always manual. An hour after I got on auto and took to it so well and would never go back to mannual now even though still happy to drive one when needed.

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By *hil most chillMan
16 weeks ago

London, South East & Europe

While I've mostly driven manual, it is a pleasure to drive an automatic when I hire a car. It's just easier.

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By *ndyman 201Man
16 weeks ago

hereford

We got both manual and auto,,and tractors are manual on old,semi on newer to verio on latest, so it doesn't bother me what it is

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By *anielpiercedMan
16 weeks ago

X


"Automatic or manual car?

Which do you prefer and why?

I used to be a die hard manual advocate but since owning performance BMW's recently I fell in love with the ZF eight speed auto box. Had my gearbox remapped and it's so much easier to flip up through the paddles now rather than maual.

If you are using paddles to change gear then surely that is with it in ‘manual’ mode, if it was in ‘automatic’ mode you wouldn’t have to. "

Well technically yes I suppose you could still class that action as manual but it's easier and faster not having to engage a clutch though.

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By *ronmant16Man
16 weeks ago

Sheffield

I was brought up on manual vehicles,then for some reason I bought an auto of a mate ,a ford Orion ghia, 3 speed and it was absolutely shite, I didn't keep it long and went back to manual,I drive hgvs for a living which were predominantly manual boxes years ago and they had anywhere from 6 to 18 gears with splitters and some are a work of art to drive but after 10 or 12 or so a day driving them going up and down the gears i hated driving home after work in car in stop start traffic,some time ago I bought a big vehicle with an automatic box, 8 speed , it's absolutely heaven , far more advanced from the shit 3 speed ones of years ago, since then nearly all bigger trucks come with auto boxes as standard , mine now has 15 forward and 4 reverse fully auto with the option to drive it manually if I like and it makes my day and job far easier, it's better than most cars, for real driving experience and for real experienced drivers a manual is out and out the best thing for enjoyment and full control but for regular driving and a far relaxing experience today's automatics are wonderful

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By *eo PublicMan
16 weeks ago

Lincoln

Last two cars have been manual as they didn't do the spec/engine combo I wanted in auto. I do like autos though. Having said that a friend offered me his auto diesel estate and I was sorely tempted until I saw that the fuel consumption was around 10mpg worse than my current manual diesel.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
16 weeks ago

BRIDPORT


"I was brought up on manual vehicles,then for some reason I bought an auto of a mate ,a ford Orion ghia, 3 speed and it was absolutely shite, I didn't keep it long and went back to manual,I drive hgvs for a living which were predominantly manual boxes years ago and they had anywhere from 6 to 18 gears with splitters and some are a work of art to drive but after 10 or 12 or so a day driving them going up and down the gears i hated driving home after work in car in stop start traffic,some time ago I bought a big vehicle with an automatic box, 8 speed , it's absolutely heaven , far more advanced from the shit 3 speed ones of years ago, since then nearly all bigger trucks come with auto boxes as standard , mine now has 15 forward and 4 reverse fully auto with the option to drive it manually if I like and it makes my day and job far easier, it's better than most cars, for real driving experience and for real experienced drivers a manual is out and out the best thing for enjoyment and full control but for regular driving and a far relaxing experience today's automatics are wonderful "

My daily work drive has 35 forward and 35 reverse gears

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By *ogmark1Man
16 weeks ago

Reading

Recently went over to a hybrid automatic , while you don't get the satisfaction of changing gears auto is so much easier

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By *ripfillMan
16 weeks ago

Paris, New York, Hong Kong and Havant

I have a Mercedes which is automatic and an Arbarth 695 which is manual … best of both worlds !

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By *ue and robCouple
16 weeks ago

ware

Automatic now clutch replacement prices are unbelievable with a dmf

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