I have 1 manual and 2 Sports Auto Boxes,
my basic track car is a manual with a rejigged manual with short throws.
my Golf R (Stage 3) uses VW DSG Sports Auto and I tend to use the paddles (custom set).
My BMW M4 uses the ZF Sports Auto box now rather than DCT ( company car until summer).
A Sports Auto box is best of both worlds, I can drive it pretty much in full manual mode but can also go full auto or a mix of auto and manual as I feel about it.
the acceleration between sports auto and manual is a good 2 seconds 0 to 60.
I did a lot of driving in Wales, Scotland and around local stuff, while a manual is engaging it is not as good as the full sports auto boxes. Also the Golf R eats factory clutches at Stage 1 never mind Stage 3 and needs a full sintered clutch setup to really work.
I could never see me going back to a manual car, high BHP really needs a Sports Auto box. Manual likely works with older less power cars, all though the M cars will have a manual but itโs not really expected to sell in numbers.
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Auto I mean I would love to learn manual, but it would be for recreational purposes.
Where I live there can be a bit of traffic and I mainly use my car for work or running errands.
I don't ever go on a drive because driving is fun. So learning manual and then having to buy a manual car isn't very practical for me right now.
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Depends on the car.
I had a little Lancer MR coupe that had a sports shift so it was meant to be used at a higher rev when it was needed. I absolutely loved driving it and now I've just got a basic automatic car 👎🏻.
(News story from last week)
A couple had their car keys stolen during a home invasion but the theif couldn't take off with it because the car was a manual and didn't even know how to start it...😂
I can drive both. Learned on manual, but drive automatic now in the city for convenience.
I agree with your grandpa: "You drive the car, the car doesn't drive you". !
But do check out this thread. Spencer10 was a racecar driver and his response was reasonable.
Why do some people who drives manual feel superior to people who can drive automatic only?
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I only drive manual. I hate driving automatic, feels like I'm driving a damn go kart 🥴 I've done it like twice lol my car is manual and I learnt in manual, I feel that I have way more control over the car and tbh I just enjoy it 😂🤙🏼
Current car is an automatic but I learned in a manual and have driven manual cars most of my life. I've driven both manual and automatics both at home and overseas, left and right hand drive. I'm pretty comfortable driving most things.
Automatic. My car isn't available with manual transmission. I learned driving with manual transmission because it's obligatory in most driving schools in my country. Otherwise there is "automatic only" remark in driver license, no one wants that.
Manual!! I learned on a manual, and I just bought a nice 2 seater sports car with a manual, and I really enjoy driving it. I'll always drive a manual as long as I can buy one.
I know how to drive with either, but I don't currently own a car. If I borrow someone's car, it's usually automatic, though. Manual cars seem to be becoming a thing of the past.
Yeah that's right, the clutch feels different and has an easier or harder sweet spot in every manual car. I had a Saab which you basically needed footballer's legs to depress the clutch. Luckily I had footballer's legs then. These days I drive an Automatic car and fuck I regret it. I don't even want to talk about it. Stay with manual as long as you can.
My current vehicle is an automatic.. my first car was a standard/manual. And itโs been 50/50 for the vehicles Iโve owned.
I have an automatic transmission (the only way the car came), but I know how to drive a manual transmission too. I prefer that over an automatic.
I grew up in small town Kansas. My first vehicle was a manual. I like driving manuals in my hometown but when I go to the city I prefer automatic. It's kind of a hassle in the city and it's easier in an automatic
I have an automatic. I drove a manual for years, but after moving to a bigger city with a lot of traffic it became a nuisance rather than a benefit.
I prefer manual, but I may get stuck with automatic unless I'm able to learn to drive again as an amputee
Every car I have personally owned has and is a manual. I do plan on getting a beater that's an automatic so I don't destroy the clutch in my pretty car slogging through traffic.
Save the manuals!Iโve always cars with automatic transmission. My grandfather had a car that was a stick shift, and I rode around in it a few times.
Manual. I can drive an automatic, obviously, but coasting to a stop in a carpark or similar doesn't work well - I put both feet on the brake!
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To go places in a vehicle, auto...
To drive, manual. Now I have automatic but I learned at 16 to drive a manual and motorcycle at 19 , drive tractor trailers now and some of the old ones I had to double clutch to change gears
Manual! Only with the manual transmission do you have control over the car. The automatic transmission is only suitable for the handicapped/disabled who cannot do otherwise.
i take uber or a bus and sometimes my Dad taxie his cars a automatic
I would love to learn how to drive a stick. Never could get anyone to teach me. I love car and drag racing 🏎.
My dad and sister use manual transmission. My mom uses automatic, but can do manual. She just forgets to put manual transmission cars in park and stalls them.
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