Automatic or Manual Car?

[Vulpix]

So here's another car topic :

Do you prefer automatic or manual transmission in your car? Motivate your answer .

[Sol Invictus]

Manual.. Feels like I am driving a race car ..

But a bit of a pain in the arse in the city..

[Absinthe]

Being lazy and illiterate when it comes to driving, I opt for automatic

[Æmeric]

Automatic. I never mastered driving manual transmission, maybe because I'm left-handed & in the US you have to shift with the right. Maybe I would do better at manual in the UK.

[Lady L]

I drove manual's when I was younger. They were fun but not so much fun in traffic. There was always this little hill with a red light that I would get caught at and I remember trying not to roll back while waiting...

Now days its all automatic for me, good thing, cause my kids get to much of my attention to shift...

[SwordoftheVistula]

I learned on manual, then had an automatic for a while, then drove a truck with manual for a while, and recently switched back to automatic.

Automatic is much better when stuck in traffic, also for someone like me with ADD there's always that one time in a hundred when I forget and screw something up.

[WinterMoon]

Definitely manual. Traffic isn't so bad in one, but your calf muscle sure gets a workout.

[Beorn]

Much like SOVs answer. I have preferred driving automatic as my attention is terrible and it takes me all my energy to concentrate on the road.

Plus I am lazy and can't be bothered to shift gear all the time.

My last car was automatic and it would only go straight into reverse and nothing else unless patiently waited upon.
It could sometimes be persuaded to get into drive by revving up hard and loud, but as I didn't have a licence, tax, insurance or a clue, it wasn't best to do that.

Me and that car parted ways after some cyclist smashed my front window with his head. I dumped it soon after and vacated the island.

[Stormraaf]

Automatic, but there are some situations in which I prefer to have control over the gears (overtaking, driving uphill, driving downhill).

Automatic. I never mastered driving manual transmission, maybe because I'm left-handed & in the US you have to shift with the right. Maybe I would do better at manual in the UK.

I'm right-handed and in SA you shift with the left (like in the UK), and it's no problem for me. I think it would even feel weird having to shift with my dominant hand, instead of keeping it on the steering wheel.

[Oisín]

Manual. Unless you're a woman or a terrible driver there is no excuse for driving an automatic