Poll: do you drive automatic or manual?
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There is something very satsifying about driving a manual. Some would call it a form of zen, others might call it 'mad skillz', I just like the way it feels when I do everything absolutely perfectly. It just feels ... right. Almost a home-y feel to it, like when you sit out back with your a warm cup of coffee and toast, with the warm sun taking the chill off the winter morning.Don said:
OT: Manual. I don't really like to drive, but one thing I do like is that feeling of control and precision that a manual brings.
I think you'll find we do! How are you going to use your sword hand to cut down oncoming bandits when you're driving on the right?!JSF01 said:No they don't, because they don't drive on the correct side of the road.Mike Laserbeam said:
Well, I drive an automatic because it's really difficult to find a decent second-hand manual car, and manuals are usually noticeably more expensive. I prefer to drive a manual, though, and my license says I can.
I drive manual because it's normal in Germany. I've never even drove automatic once in my life. Guess it would be useful in those "almost traffic jam" situations where you work the clutch so often that the leg starts to hurt.
Don't really understand how one can be to lazy to shift, for me it's almost subconcious most of the time.
Don't really understand how one can be to lazy to shift, for me it's almost subconcious most of the time.
Simple! We all turn into Ned Flanders!Mike Laserbeam said:I think you'll find we do! How are you going to use your sword hand to cut down oncoming bandits when you're driving on the right?!JSF01 said:No they don't, because they don't drive on the correct side of the road.Mike Laserbeam said:
Manuals can have cruise control aswell.gyroscopeboy said:Auto for sure..two words: CRUISE CONTROL
Automatic. I'm considered a bit odd in the UK as I don't actually have a licence to drive manual cars and can only drive autos.
What can I say? I was in a car wreck in the middle of a frigging driving lesson years ago and it took a long time to drive again. I know how to drive manual but felt a little bit more in control in auto, it was a rule change that I needed to get back on the proverbial horse.
That said, I still control the gears but I do it with my foot. I change down at will and control changing up as much as I want or need to.
Both my folks now drive auto and wonder why they ever bothered with manual.
And the thing is - I have a car that is both =) I drive it in auto mode. But if I wanted to, I could just grab the stick, hit a switch and drive it manual. Which seems odd I know given my opening statement, but the licence for autos is for cars with no clutch pedal - with an electronic gear box, the clutch is no longer needed I suppose. But it is rarely necessary? OK, if I really really needed to overtake something I suppose that I could use the stick rather than kick-down with my foot, but I have yet to miss a kick-down after 15 years or so, so what would be the point?
What can I say? I was in a car wreck in the middle of a frigging driving lesson years ago and it took a long time to drive again. I know how to drive manual but felt a little bit more in control in auto, it was a rule change that I needed to get back on the proverbial horse.
That said, I still control the gears but I do it with my foot. I change down at will and control changing up as much as I want or need to.
Both my folks now drive auto and wonder why they ever bothered with manual.
And the thing is - I have a car that is both =) I drive it in auto mode. But if I wanted to, I could just grab the stick, hit a switch and drive it manual. Which seems odd I know given my opening statement, but the licence for autos is for cars with no clutch pedal - with an electronic gear box, the clutch is no longer needed I suppose. But it is rarely necessary? OK, if I really really needed to overtake something I suppose that I could use the stick rather than kick-down with my foot, but I have yet to miss a kick-down after 15 years or so, so what would be the point?
So they can. I guess i'm just a lazy driverBoris Goodenough said:Manuals can have cruise control aswell.gyroscopeboy said:Auto for sure..two words: CRUISE CONTROL
I technically drive both. Was taught to drive manual when I was young, but have owned automatic cars. My bike however is a manual. So it depends on which vehicle I'm driving.