Poll: do you drive automatic or manual?
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I prefer a manual. My two cars are four speed and five speed manuals... but my van is a three speed automatic.
I'm very much against the proliferation of automatic gearboxes we've had in the US. It's one of the many reasons that we breed some of the worst drivers in the world here. If they were outlawed to all who were physically capable of pressing in a clutch and working a shifter, I would gladly install a farm truck style four-on-the-floor in my van... and I wouldn't even whine to the government about the expense.
I'm very much against the proliferation of automatic gearboxes we've had in the US. It's one of the many reasons that we breed some of the worst drivers in the world here. If they were outlawed to all who were physically capable of pressing in a clutch and working a shifter, I would gladly install a farm truck style four-on-the-floor in my van... and I wouldn't even whine to the government about the expense.
Both, because Me and my brother live really close to each other, we're both in the same neighborhood in Chicago. He owns a manual and we share that. If we ever need to go visit our family out in the suburbs, then we take his wife's automatic since driving manual in schizophrenic Chicago traffic is about as fun as it sounds. Which is not.
I have driven sticks for a while (Sports Cars) , but recently I had to get a new vehicle ( SUV ) which is an Automatic. My next vehicle once I get this one paid down will be a stick as well. Probably a G57 or GT-R, depending on how much I am willing to go under for.
Parents have a manual, only driven automatic 3 times in my life, they feel numb, so I stick to manuals.
I think this is the best reply on the entire thread. Especially the part on the lazy design.The Lugz said:
Although, doesn't an automatic just mean more working parts? I'm of the mindset that the more complicated a design gets, the more parts that need attention and maintenance.
Learned manual, first car manual, current car manual, but the minivan my wife drives is an automatic.
I prefer manual. All other things equal, I would take a manual. However, if the car otherwise suits my needs, auto isn't a deal breaker.
The one problem I have in the difference is the misconception of the parking brake that has arisen from the popularity of the automatic transmission. It is not an "emergency brake", your hydraulic breaks are far better than the simple mechanical lever. It is a parking brake, meant to be used whenever you park. Just putting an automatic in "park" is like leaving the car in gear (via a parking prowl). It stresses your prowl and transmission. Manufacturers recommend using the parking brake no matter what type of transmission you have. I have found that automatic drivers tend to get into the habit of putting the car in park and leaving it at that. Then again, some manual drivers tend to just leave it in gear...
Maybe it is less an "automatic vs manual" thing, and a people who don't know or care enough about their cars problem.
Also, I don't know if it is just me, but when I do drive the auto, I sometimes tap the brake with my left foot trying to hit the clutch...
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Just me? Alright then.
I prefer manual. All other things equal, I would take a manual. However, if the car otherwise suits my needs, auto isn't a deal breaker.
The one problem I have in the difference is the misconception of the parking brake that has arisen from the popularity of the automatic transmission. It is not an "emergency brake", your hydraulic breaks are far better than the simple mechanical lever. It is a parking brake, meant to be used whenever you park. Just putting an automatic in "park" is like leaving the car in gear (via a parking prowl). It stresses your prowl and transmission. Manufacturers recommend using the parking brake no matter what type of transmission you have. I have found that automatic drivers tend to get into the habit of putting the car in park and leaving it at that. Then again, some manual drivers tend to just leave it in gear...
Maybe it is less an "automatic vs manual" thing, and a people who don't know or care enough about their cars problem.
Also, I don't know if it is just me, but when I do drive the auto, I sometimes tap the brake with my left foot trying to hit the clutch...
<.<
Just me? Alright then.
I have an automatic. Mostly because I bought a used car and am definitely looking to sell it at one point. Know and have driven a manual gearbox before, but Automatics are definitely more prevalent, would be annoying to try and sell that manual around here.
I would use a Manual more if I was driving more for recreation rather than transportation- but I dont.
I would use a Manual more if I was driving more for recreation rather than transportation- but I dont.
I drive a manual, learned to drive on it and everything. The car is so old it's definitely on it's last legs, half the engine has been replaced at this point. But I'm keeping it alive out of desperation for manual driving. Automatics bore me.
I've driven both, automatic at work (it's great fun having a 2.6ton 2.7 litre turbocharged 160bhp off-road vehicle in a desert let me tell you), and manual for my personal use (a slightly less powered, 1100kg 1.6 litre 110bhp Peugeot 206), and I personally prefer the manual.. True, it's fun to just step on it and not having to worry about a clutch and shifting and all that, but it just gives a sense of control that you can shift gears whenever you want...
Also, it's just more fun to accelerate in a manual car, but that might just be me who's a sucker for flooring it all the way to the red before shifting
Best Regards
Also, it's just more fun to accelerate in a manual car, but that might just be me who's a sucker for flooring it all the way to the red before shifting
Best Regards
Manual and I genuinely prefer it to automatic. The only time I want to drive an automatic is when it's a long journey and it has cruise control (though I'm told manuals can have cruise control too so eh).
I just prefer the control with a manual, I know it's a little harder but it's not bad and I like being able to shift gears around.
I hear it's relatively rare to drive a manual in the states, poll results surprise.
I just prefer the control with a manual, I know it's a little harder but it's not bad and I like being able to shift gears around.
I hear it's relatively rare to drive a manual in the states, poll results surprise.
Automatic. Simply because at the time the one car we had that was manuel was off limits. No driving zeh expensive car for me. So I never learned.
Still on my first car, which is an automatic.
Always shifts late...
My second car will be a manual. I drive my friend's manual Subaru all the time, and it's much better than sitting in an automatic car waiting for the damn gearbox to realize it has to do something!
Always shifts late...
My second car will be a manual. I drive my friend's manual Subaru all the time, and it's much better than sitting in an automatic car waiting for the damn gearbox to realize it has to do something!