auto or manual ( spin of from b gates thread )

[paulyoung666]

good sirs , your opinions please on auto or manual cars , me i prefer manual , but there you go

[Xaccers]

Manual, more control, and in my experience better ooomph

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by Xaccers

Manual, more control, and in my experience better ooomph

and more fun as well , you cant beat dropping down a couple of gears with a quick ' blip ' of the throttle to go with it

[swoop101]

Both.

Manual for fun, auto for cruising.

Trust me to be awkward

[Tricky]

Steptronic ... Best of both worlds!

[kronas]

Originally Posted by swoop101

Both.

Manual for fun, auto for cruising.

Trust me to be awkward

imsure if you had the money you could get both

i think automatic would be better.

*has tried manual

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by paulyoung666

and more fun as well , you cant beat dropping down a couple of gears with a quick ' blip ' of the throttle to go with it

Ooo yes, and I do like slipping into 6th and doing about 2Krpm at 70mph

Kronny, manual will come naturally to you eventually, much easier to do hill starts etc.
Better control on icy roads too.
Don't make the mistake a friend did in taking her test in an auto, you won't be able to drive manuals except with L plates

[kronas]

Originally Posted by Xaccers

Kronny, manual will come naturally to you eventually, much easier to do hill starts etc.
Better control on icy roads too.
Don't make the mistake a friend did in taking her test in an auto, you won't be able to drive manuals except with L plates

ah i was going to take them in auto but i decided not to, because of the fact most cars are manual, and your proberbly right about the controlling of the car....................

having said that it was nice journey when the engine of an MG was revving with accelleration while i was sat in it on the motorway

[iadom]

Automatic for me, but you need a decent sized car and engine to get the best out of it. I have been driving for 38 years professionally and with todays traffic, I can still enjoy my driving, with my smooth comfortable Volvo auto

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by kronas

ah i was going to take them in auto but i decided not to, because of the fact most cars are manual, and your proberbly right about the controlling of the car....................

having said that it was nice journey when the engine of an MG was revving with accelleration while i was sat in it on the motorway

Take your test in an auto, only drive an auto
Take your test in manual, drive anything

If you're really good, I might let you drive my new megane :pp

[kronas]

Originally Posted by Xaccers

If you're really good, I might let you drive my new megane :pp

no ill have a renault 'clio'

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by kronas

no ill have a renault 'clio'

Wait til next year then, the new one's coming out.
Apparently the current one needs to go to a renault garage if your headlight bulb goes, and they'll charge about £90 to do the job!

You do know that Nicole doesn't come with the clio? I was really dissapointed when I found that out

[Stu038]

Originally Posted by Tricky

Steptronic ... Best of both worlds!

Whats Steptonic then? me being about 20 years behind on motors

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by Stu038

Whats Steptonic then? me being about 20 years behind on motors

its a manual / auto sort of thing , poncy arrangement where you just have to pull back or forwards on the lever

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by Stu038

Whats Steptonic then? me being about 20 years behind on motors

gears with an automatic clutch or those flip padels like the citroen C2 has