Manual or Automatic

[HotelUser]

Do you drive a manual or an automatic? Which do you prefer and can you drive a manual?

I can only drive a automatic, I don't even know anyone who owns a manual.

[Mathew]

I'm learning how to drive a manual right now. An automatic would be so much easier... then I could just go and stop easily without having to worry about getting the clutch wrong!

I do find it interesting how automatic is standard in the USA and you have to pay extra for manual, whereas the opposite is true for the UK.

[HotelUser]

[@]@Mathew[/@] really? I didn't know it's standard over there. I don't have the statistics but I don't think a lot of people drive them over here. I know some vehicles like sports cars, or farm or fire trucks are often manuals here though.

[dirrty]

manual. i'm a lazy/rubbish driver tho so i always forget what gear i'm in

[Mathew]

[@]@Mathew really? I didn't know it's standard over there. I don't have the statistics but I don't think a lot of people drive them over here. I know some vehicles like sports cars, or farm or fire trucks are often manuals here though.

Yep. Goodness knows why though, considering automatics are so much nicer! My Dad always wants to bring the US rental cars back home with us!

;7329265]manual. i'm a lazy/rubbish driver tho so i always forget what gear i'm in

Oh I keep forgetting too... then my driving instructor tells me off for looking down at it!

[dirrty]

i passed a year ago (omg i think a year today wooo~) and me still doing that is terrible lmao. oh and i still can't reverse park lo, no way i'm mastering that anytime soon

[Mathew]

I'll be doing reverse parking in the next couple of lessons. I've just done three-point turn and reversing round a corner the past few times... ugh it's actually quite difficult! I was speaking to a friend who said that the driving test in the USA is much easier - you just drive around a track set out by cones rather than being on the roads. It's almost like they want you to fail, over here!

[HotelUser]

I'll be doing reverse parking in the next couple of lessons. I've just done three-point turn and reversing round a corner the past few times... ugh it's actually quite difficult! I was speaking to a friend who said that the driving test in the USA is much easier - you just drive around a track set out by cones rather than being on the roads. It's almost like they want you to fail, over here!

In Canada where I am anyway you drive on the actual road. It's very easy but they are still very picky. I know a lot of people who failed their road tests.

[j0rd]

I drive a Manual, I find it very strange that automatic is really default in the states, and in UK manual is default.
I have had a shot of my dads automatic and found myself going for the clutch all the time!

[Catzsy]

I can drive manual and automatic but I have an automatic. Much easier on the whole.