Manual or Automatic to learn to drive?

goldspanners

jeannieblue wrote: »

True - but I think the OP needed our backing that it was ok to go for an auto. And if it takes the stress and hassle out of their life, then that is good. You have to learn to be more sensitive Goldiepoos and read between the lines..

I'm off to bed now........ don't be long :kisses3:

sorry jeanie, you know i wont just give out the answers folk want to hear. i'll give out my opinion and if you don't like it then tough :p:p

i'll be up soon. :smileyhea

Inactive

goldspanners wrote: »

me too. i can just imagine the conversation, "boss, i know i need to drive that transit but do you have it in automatic?"

But surely that is a problem for the " boss " not the employee, unless of course they are employed specifically to drive a vehicle.

I drive both Auto's and Manuals ( not at the same time ).

goldspanners

Inactive wrote: »

But surely that is a problem for the " boss " not the employee, unless of course they are employed specifically to drive a vehicle.

I drive both Auto's and Manuals ( not at the same time ).

not really, they just get someone else to drive it making the person without a manual licence redundant. you dont see many automatic transits.

Premier_2

goldspanners wrote: »

...you dont see many automatic transits.

It's difficult to tell them apart from the outside, but they do exist (at least in used form)



(Look at the pedals)

goldspanners

Premier wrote: »

It's difficult to tell them apart from the outside, but they do exist (at least in used form)



(Look at the pedals)

i know they do exist,but they are special order. my dad sees almost every brand new transit that comes into scotland and doesnt see many autos.
my company shares with a van dealer who again,doesnt get many autos in.

i would hazard a guess at the tourneo being popular in auto though.

jeannieblue

master_of_nothing wrote: »

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??? What ???

If you don't get it, you've really not been concentrating.

theesel1994

I didn't bother learning to drive until I was over 40. My first lesson was in a manual. I was taken to a large car park on the outskirts of town. I was having a terrible time with the gears and clutch. I didn't even finish the lesson. The instructor suggested I try an automatic for a lesson to see how I got on with that.

The instructor for the automatic car was someone that was in the year below me at school (knowing him from the past did help me rather than driving with a stranger). He didn't believe in driving about car parks so it was straight out onto the roads with him. I passed my test at the second attempt and when I'd bought a car took a few more lessons with him on the motorway. This is a whole new ball game and I think a few hours with an instructor should be compulsary before being allowed out on them alone.

I may drive in an automatic but I'm probably a lot safer than most people that drive as I don't have the arrogance that will be the cause of most accidents.

Lessons are slightly dearer - I was told the reason being it takes fewer lessons in an automatic to pass a test rather than a shortage of instructors.

I have no desire to learn how to drive a manual car. I don't need to.

Mark_Hewitt

theesel1994 wrote: »

Lessons are slightly dearer - I was told the reason being it takes fewer lessons in an automatic to pass a test rather than a shortage of instructors.

Sounds a bit dodgy! I'd buy it if they'd said there are less instructors with automatic cars, and demand is less hence they can get away with charging a little bit more!

rique

Phantom_Flan_Flinger wrote: »

Learning will be easier in an automatic, but I thought the rule used to be that if you passed in an automatic, you wouldn't be entitled to drive a manual.

Edit - From the DVA:

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I agree!:T

jeannieblue

rique wrote: »

I agree!:T

Yes, that is true. But your point is?