Manual or auto?

[1orion2many]

I put other as I drive a manual during the week but have a weekend car that is Auto

[KalEl]

I drive manual and prefer it in my personal car as its more fun.
But wish my work van was auto lol

[Sharky]

i drove manual for years until i shattered my left knee, now i am driving an auto as the constant operation of the clutch is not good for me anymore...

i miss my manual....

i have thought about getting one of those cars with the sports electronic diff or whatever where i dont need the clutch...dont think it is the same tho

[gamblor916]

Drive auto. Can't see how anyone can stand being in a traffic jam with a manual.

[GoktimusPrime]

Yeah, I must say that's one thing I absolutely do NOT miss about driving manual, and that's driving in rush hour! <shudder> But under normal traffic conditions I do miss manual. Also, manual driving gives you gooderer driving skills IMO - so even if you drive auto, if you have previous manual driving experience it helps. My wife's never driven manual and erm... yeah... *cough*

[kup]

Yeah, I must say that's one thing I absolutely do NOT miss about driving manual, and that's driving in rush hour! <shudder> But under normal traffic conditions I do miss manual. Also, manual driving gives you gooderer driving skills IMO - so even if you drive auto, if you have previous manual driving experience it helps. My wife's never driven manual and erm... yeah... *cough*

In Sydney 'normal driving conditions' is a traffic jam. The only time where you can drive normally is the middle of the night. Even on a Sunday morning I have been caught in traffic jams.

I chose to drive an auto for that reason, when I first bought a car, I was constantly driving in peak hour to work.

[5FDP]

It always amazes me that so many people are unaware of how to properly drive an auto. It seems that most are unaware that there are more gears than just drive, reverse, and park. Here's a tip - drop it down a gear when going down a hill instead of riding the breaks. Don't worry, your car can take it and your breaks will thank you for it

[gamblor916]

What so you don't put it in neutral and coast down? :P

[Bartrim]

It always amazes me that so many people are unaware of how to properly drive an auto. It seems that most are unaware that there are more gears than just drive, reverse, and park. Here's a tip - drop it down a gear when going down a hill instead of riding the breaks. Don't worry, your car can take it and your breaks will thank you for it

QFT. Reminds me of when I went to the state launch/drive day for the Mazda6 in Bowral. Basically we had a convoy of cars that we would take turns driving for a bit then swap over. I was in the third lot of people to drive and as we had our final exchange before we went down Kangaroo Valley Mountain I ended up in the last car of the convoy which was an automatic Mazda Tribute with one of the big bosses as my passenger. As we start to head down the mountain I drop it back into one of the lower gears. This big boss guy goes from being all prim and proper to saying "Well thank f*** someone can drive a car properly. The last two clowns that drove this down the mountain had the brake discs glowing when we reached the bottom." Yay for me impressing a head honcho

[Paul Agnew]

Drive auto. Can't see how anyone can stand being in a traffic jam with a manual.

Quite well, thanks. It's manual all the way for me.

Work that gearstick!