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    Automatic or Manual car?

    Which do you prefer and why?

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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    Manual my left foot feels lost in a automatic Hidden Content

    There is other factors though if they go wrong they cost alot more than a manual to fix, manual is better on fuel than a automatic, re sale value of a automatic is not as much as a manual unless it is a high end car.

    Ive always had manual cars and vans but drove a few autos and they just dont feel right and i never felt that i was in total control of a auto. I know its probably just me but it just didnt feel right.
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    manual every time, automatic uses more juice plus i never know what to do with me left foot Hidden Content

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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    Manual for me to as stated auto's use more juice and cost more to fix plus you cant bump start an auto
    there a lazy mans car imo.
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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    ive never had an auto allways been a manual for me
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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    I agree with all the above posts, mainly because of fuel economy and control of the power you give to the driving wheels!
    When we do get snow, you may find an automatic harder to control in slippery conditions as well.
    Automatics have one great feature, which is kickdown, which gives very good acceleration.

    I hope this means you passed your test today?
    If so congratulations and well done.

    You definitely want a manual car though, so that you can get experience and learn to be a "proper" driver first.
    Also if you start out with an automatic you will forget clutch control, which will severely limit your choice of cars later on.
    I may be wrong but I think you will find your insurance is dearer for an automatic as well?


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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    Hidden Content Originally Posted by Diablo13 Hidden Content

    I hope this means you passed your test today?
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    I did pass with a manual but have always thought about getting an automatic, purely because I fear stalling and believe not thinking about changing gears will help me look at what's going around me better?

    Also for ease of use and being in a traffic jam for example and having to always change between 1st gear and 2nd or pulling the handbrake up and down all the time and getting the biting point and what not. I don't consider it lazy, I just think if a car can do it for you why go through the hassle? I know you get better control but isn't that control more useful for racing?

    I wonder if we'll have this problem in 10 or 20 years when cars will be "driverless". From my understanding automatic cars are becoming the norm now? Or is it just in America?

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    I think it may be a good idea for you to see if you can find a auto to try as they are different to drive than a manual. If you have only ever driven manual and then jumping in a auto you have to think about it like sitting with your foot on the brake at rtaffic lights ect.

    Well done for passing your test and i think diablo is right having a auto does bump the insurance up which if its your first car you need to try and keep costs down with the cost of insurance at the mo!!
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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    Thanks tinkertiler. I will most likely buy a manual as a first car because I'm broke and need to get a job first aswell. Insurance will be a killer! By the time I get a car it will probably take me a while to get used to clutch control again, so I might do a pass plus course. If I can master a manual then I'll probably stick to it.

    Whilst were talking about cars, is there any good 1st cars people recommend? That are cheap or cheapish at least.

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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    Your worrying too much about daft things like stalling!
    All of us stall at sometime, even me and I have a class 1 HGV license!
    Now you have passed your test you are just starting to learn to drive really.
    You should be more relaxed without an instructor watching everything you do, and many things will soon become second nature so long as you are sensible.

    As far as a first car goes, your insurance will be a killer, so before you look at getting any car have a look on insurance price comparison sites first. Maybe put your details in with different cars for a quote, which you think might be cheap, just so you get over the shock of what some of them will actually cost!
    At your age and experience the only cheap car for insurance will be a pedal car! Sorry


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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    Hidden Content Originally Posted by Diablo13 Hidden Content

    All of us stall at sometime, even me and I have a class 1 HGV license!


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    The best cars for you Pejazzle are ones with small engines either 1000cc or smaller insurance wise. I know they are not the fastest things on the planet but they get you from a to b and they will help you build up your no claims bonus which seem to take forever to get a decent discount Hidden Content It all depends on what budget you have for a car and the big one how much you will have to pay for the insurance but before you set your sights on a car look for the insurance first because that it what will make you think you did something wrong in a previous life!!!
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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    First congrats on passing your test well done, as for your first car you could do worse than getting a little Japanese car good on juice, small engine (otherwise the insurance could be horrendous) and are usually bullet proof.Best thing imo is when you have seen some you are interested in let us know

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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    Something like a Nissan Micra should be good, if you can get one cheap!
    They only have about a 900cc engine, carry 4 people, are small and easy to park with great fuel economy and should be cheap on insurance as well as road tax.
    I had one of the older boxy type a few years ago for a few days as a hire car and the performance and comfort was quite good for a tiny car!

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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    Maybe because I'm 'older', but I prefer an automatic. Last 4 cars have all been autos and I love them. I have been driving 30 years and can drive a manual as well as anyone but prefer the laid back, no fuss of an auto box, and my left foot does not get sore crawling in slow traffic.

    BTW also thinking of changing the motorbike to an auto one!!!

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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    automatic all the way....relaxed stressfree driving and u can use the other to make/take calls Hidden Content

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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    I have a twin clutch gearbox which I suppose is half way between a manual. I must say it's a great bit of kit and I don't think I could change gear that fast. The only down side is it's bit hesitant when your slowing down to a roundabout, for instance, and then decide to make a quick getaway, it can take a moment to sort itself out. Having said that, if you put it into 'M' mode you don't have to worry about the lag as it will stay in what ever gear you want as long as it's not to high.

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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    I have cars with both and have been driving for 40 years but always prefer manual.

    As has already been stated they are more economical on fuel, they are often, model for model, cheaper on car tax because to compensate for lower power the auto version has a slightly higher tuned engine. My auto Saab 93 is over ?400 per year where the manual version of the same car is just over ?200.

    I always feel that because I can see the road conditions ahead I know which gear I need to be in better than the auto thinks it does, but the greatest difference comes in bad weather.

    With an automatic you have no engine braking...Take your foot off the accelorator and you keep going at the same speed. Take your foot of in a manual and the engine will slow you down...safely...You can even come to an almost stop by dropping down through the gears without fear of skidding.

    If auto's were any good they'd be used in motor-racing.

    Yes, I know auto's have a 'manual option' but its not the same.

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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    i have only driven an automatic car once and it felt to weird yano?
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    Re: Automatic or Manual car?

    Got to be automatic for me was allways useless with gears and even scared my driving instructor!! haha so automatic all the way!

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