Thread: Manual or Automatic

What kind of car do you like to drive, manual or automatic transmission?

I always like manual because I could control the acceleration of my car. I think automatic cars is very useful in the city because of heavy traffic.

Originally Posted by Tyre

I always like manual because I could control the acceleration of my car. I think automatic cars is very useful in the city because of heavy traffic.

I think you summed it up pretty well, I would only add that I can control the handling of a car better with a standard transmission.
In traffic that clutch pedal can become a nuisance very quickly.

I like manual for that reason as well. I also like it because it is what I learned to drive with. I remember trying to teach my cousin to drive in a parking lot, it was so funny! We kept going in circles and jerking!

I think driving a stick shift. I think they are fun to drive, but I normally drive an automatic. It easier to drive it around town through the traffic.

I drive an automatic now but I do prefer an manual if at all possible for the exact reason (control). Most people assume that since I am younger (kind of) I have no idea how to drive to start with but I have had amazing teachers throughout the years and I swear then when I get "my car" it will fully be a manual, no if, ands or buts about it.

I remember when I learned how to drive manual. My father dropped the car off to me and said, "It's yours!" I told him I didn't know how to drive. He came back with, "I guess you are going to teach yourself." I did! The bucking of the car stopped about 2 weeks into me driving..lol

It's not just a preference for me, but I only know how to drive an automatic. I tried to learn how to drive a manual many years ago, but I just couldn't get along with the clutch.

I have never learned how to drive a manual I have always had an automatic. My husband's truck is a manual and he tried to teach me but one of us doesn't have the patience for it!