Poll: do you drive automatic or manual?
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In Britain almost all the cars are manuals. I learned on one, it's how I drive. Can't imagine it being any other way, I get the impression the control with a manual is better.
Also, I'm amused by all the people calling automatic drivers 'lazy' in a thread about driving.
Also, I'm amused by all the people calling automatic drivers 'lazy' in a thread about driving.
Manual due to being British and thus capable of choosing gears for myself even when the car hates me for it.
To be fair auto's are much less stressful when driving in places such as inner-city where you'll spend 9/10's of your time in heavy traffic at 5mph. In which case the lazy bastards should be using public transport but that's beside the point...Mackheath said:
I'm an engineer, i find any device that needs constant attention such as gear changing to be a lazy design
the reason you change gear is due to the combustion engine having a limited power band
that's fine, but forcing the driver to fix the problem just feels like a workaround to me
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variomatic
that will explain the issue, it's simply a matter of engineering it is possible to have an infinitely adjustable gear system that is in the best ratio all the time
I will use automatics when those systems become commonplace in every car because they are better than you, no-matter how hard you try
the reason you change gear is due to the combustion engine having a limited power band
that's fine, but forcing the driver to fix the problem just feels like a workaround to me
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variomatic
that will explain the issue, it's simply a matter of engineering it is possible to have an infinitely adjustable gear system that is in the best ratio all the time
I will use automatics when those systems become commonplace in every car because they are better than you, no-matter how hard you try
i drive automatic but i do know how to drive manual. i just enjoy relaxing while driving and not having to constantly shift
And there is your answer, people have gotten so lazy sliced bread is considered an invention.Mackheath said:
OT: Drive all sorts of manuals, the few times I did try an automatic it almost drove me crazy, it's just a constant poke in the eye of wrong shifting.
I own a couple cars ones a 5 speed manual the others a 6 speed manual. People laugh, but I can't drive an automatic vehicle. I panic when I can't find the clutch and im always fumbling for the shifter when I drive my company vehicle.
But my 5 speed Civic will outpreform and get better mileage than the automatic equivalent and in my book thats a win.
But my 5 speed Civic will outpreform and get better mileage than the automatic equivalent and in my book thats a win.
I've never driven an Automatic and to be honest I'n not in a rush too. I enjoy the connection you get wih a car as you learn when best to shift gears and for me an automatic would take a lot of fun out of driving.
I'm still learning to drive, and I'm learning in a manual. I'm surprised to see automatic cars are as common as that. I don't know anybody who owns a car with an automatic gearbox. Maybe it's a country thing, and they're less common in Britain.