Manual Vs Automatic??
Discussion
I've never driven an Automatic, I've always been used to a manual however now I'm in the market people are telling me to get an automatic because it's a lot easier and there's no reason not to. My question is, is there any particular reason I should go with an automatic over anything else? What are the pros and cons for each? And more importantly im concerned if I drive an automatic for a long time, will that effect my ability to jump back into a manual?
Whew, 8 pages of convo to read through! thanks for all the input. I've taken all your advice and gone out and driven a Scirocco 2.0 TDI DSG automatic and... I love it! I do live in a built up area close to a city where I am faced with traffic each morning and both cars were fluid, smooth and fun to drive. I do like manuals and I've always taken pride that I was taught to change gears properly without grabbing the gear stick and jerking it around etc, just gently nudging it into place and making smooth, non grindy gear changes for a long time. I obviously don't want to lose that timing, however technology has come along so far that there's no need to do that anymore. It makes gear changes more efficiently than I ever could and improves fuel efficiency too. Like some people have said they prefer a manual and would never touch an auto and I can see why they would say that and appreciate why. However for my requirements I've taken the decision to go to an Automatic. The Scirocco DSG gear boxes are meant to be top notch so hopefully i'll have a pleasant experience with it. Thanks all again for the imput
Perseverant said:
Perhaps a slightly amusing tale..... The first automatic I drove was a double decker full of people! I'd not long passed my PSV in the olden days on a non synchro Bristol, and apart from a brief drive in a semi automatic, that was training. All went well though as I rapidly worked out what PRND etc. meant. I've always had manuals and thought of changing gear as a skill, but I've driven all sorts and modern automatics are very good indeed.
Wow thrown in the deep end or what lol. Reminds me when I first passed my driving test; i did it in the army and it was about 1 month before I was deployed to Iraq on operation Telic 6 to do a drivers role! Basically i wasn't the most confident driver anyway and I didn't look forward to driving at all. A month later after having no further driving experience I was in the middle of a desert, driving a Land rover Snatch in and around known minefields doing covert night time missions with no lights guided only by using a night vision monocle!! if you are unfamiliar with optics, a monocle gives you no perception of depth! By the time I was back in the UK I bought a car and loved how easy it was!I tried to see how the auto box worked. I was in regular drive and was doing around 50 mph in either gear 5 or 6. I wanted to test its overtaking capability's (without actually overtaking just seeing what the engine would do) and as soon as I hit pressed accelerator hard the car dropped into 3rd and started to pull away. Apparently in the S mode which is sports it holds the revs for longer giving you more time in lower gear ratios.
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