Driving automatics ?

economiser

I wonder if those against automatics gearboxes are also against auto choke, auto advance and retard, synchromesh gear boxes, electric starters, windscreen demisters, heated rear windscreens, heaters, electric windscreen wipers, electric windows, anti lock brakes etc. etc?

jeannieblue

economiser wrote: »

I wonder if those against automatics gearboxes are also against auto choke, auto advance and retard, synchromesh gear boxes, electric starters, windscreen demisters, heated rear windscreens, heaters, electric windscreen wipers, electric windows, anti lock brakes etc. etc?

Probably, they are all a tad sad to be honest. They seem to be of the opinion that you have to have a gear lever to make the car operate to its maximum. They obviously have a seriously limited driving experience of automatic cars.

Ok some may be slow - but that doesn't only apply to auto's - I've driven many stick shifts that I have felt the need to get the horse whip out to!!

goldspanners

economiser wrote: »

I wonder if those against automatics gearboxes are also against auto choke, auto advance and retard, synchromesh gear boxes, electric starters, windscreen demisters, heated rear windscreens, heaters, electric windscreen wipers, electric windows, anti lock brakes etc. etc?

i very much doubt that anyone would be against most of the things in your little list.
why wonder about that?

Shoshannah

jeannieblue wrote: »

But that doesn't mean it isn't a 'proper' car if it is an auto - as previous poster said.

I don't know what you drive but mine kicks down lovely. Alot of cars - ie Toyota Supra, which i drive at weekends, is also an automatic and leaves a lot of cars standing, so you can't accuse an auto of being slow versus a manual!

I agree, neither a manual nor an automatic is more 'proper' than the other, that's just silly.

However, a Toyota Supra is (allegedly) a fast car overall, regardless of the transmission it has. I made a comparison between two identical cars with identical engines, the only difference being that mine is auto and boyfriend's is manual. His is faster than mine. Here are the cars in question:

The manual:


The auto:


But hey, cars develop. Diesels as old as these cars were pretty slow, noisy and smoky but modern diesels are (I am led to believe) quick, quiet and clean. I have no doubt that autoboxes have improved since too.

I like my automatic, very fond of her. But I prefer driving my manual. Other people prefer the auto. World would be boring if we all liked the same things.

jeannieblue

Erm...

No disrespect Shoshannah. But not only have auto's moved on but so too have the manuals.

You would be amazed at how fast some of the auto's go..........

Any auto drivers out there???? Back me up now!

MrsE_2

jeannieblue wrote: »

Erm...

No disrespect Shoshannah. But not only have auto's moved on but so too have the manuals.

You would be amazed at how fast some of the auto's go..........

Any auto drivers out there???? Back me up now!

Nah, autos are for people who can't drive very well:D

I got a manual:D

Don't beat me Jeannie:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

jeannieblue

MrsE wrote: »

Nah, autos are for people who can't drive very well:D

I got a manual:D

Don't beat me Jeannie:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

You drive a 4 X 4 so !!!!!! do you know?

MrsE_2

jeannieblue wrote: »

You drive a 4 X 4 so !!!!!! do you know?

You gotta be able to handle a car to drive a 4x4.

If you can drive a bumpercar at the fair you can drive an auto:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

MrsE_2

What......

I post & thats it???

Everyone leaves thread:o

goldspanners

i thought jeannie was a woman,apparently women can multi task better than men?

so jeannie is either a man,or women can't multi task.