Drove a manual today.

[si tate]

For the first time in over two years & to be honest i really don't miss it.

Was nice for a change & i did'nt stall it but i don't think i would go back to manual ever again.

To think two years ago i really was'nt sure about an auto & nearly did'nt buy the surf because of it.

Just thought i'd share that with you all.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Same here, all of our vehicles are imports and all are automatics. Well the Celica is semi-auto, and all of them are petrol powered too!
I can't be arsed with gearstick twiddling either.

[Apache]

It's so... hmmm... working class, isn't it?

[MattF]

Some of us still like fiddling with our gearstick.

[si tate]

Some of us still like fiddling with our gearstick.

Its not so much the stick, rather the clutch, its such a strain on my skinny legs.

[Maverick]

Don't get me wrong, I really love my girl, but on many occasions I wish she was a manual. My daily drive is an manual mk6 escort, and that just loves to be thrown through the gear box.

[MattF]

Must admit, I personally like both. Manual will always be favourite though just for the simple fact that it separates us from those wussie Yanks.

[RodLeach]

I LOVE the autobox in the jag...


Its like driving an arm chair in a giant, leather coated go kart!!

[Maverick]

Manual will always be favourite though just for the simple fact that it separates us from those wussie Yanks.

Yeah real drivers have manual transmission.

[MattF]

Yeah real drivers have manual transmission.

Yup. Seperates the men from the boys.

[Hi-sider]

My Surfs an auto, so when I drive the wife's car I forget the gears sometimes when I get to roundabouts. She is always reminding me. Once after driving an auto in the States all holiday I got back to the UK and as I went to pay at the Humber Bridge toll I braked and didn't depress the clutch. Juddered past the booth and had to reverse to a bemused toll collector . I also when I get back from driving abroad have a tendency to want to drive on the wrong side of the road back here. That upsets her even more.

[hilly64]

Hi Sider - I echo your comments exactly. Had an 4L petrol (lpg) auto Cherokee for 6 years, great drive but negotiating the wifes manual on occasions ie islands and clutches did cause concern. Having said that manual 4 Runner still rates as one of the cheapest and best vehicles I have owned. It is very stable as a 4x4 compared to the Jeep and even especially compared to an Explorer I owned for about 6 weeks and very soon hated.

Advantage of the Auto - being able to eat my marmite on toast and drink tea on the way to work!!


Also find I get flashbacks and have to really think which side of the road I should be on...fortunately not proved disasterous.

[RodLeach]

Yup. Seperates the men from the boys.

Never will i accept that a skinny ginger is a 'man'

[si tate]

Yup. Seperates the men from the boys.

I guess i'll never be a man cos i drive a 3rd gen.

[Ava_Banana]

Broke my toe at the weekend..........so am very glad I drive an automatic