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[Jay]

Been drivin my brothers Golf V6 4 Motion alot latley and I miss having a manual gearbox, makes you think an auto is a bit boring or is that just me?! Get more of a feel for driving with a manual in my opinion, I was loving the auto box at first cos a 3.0 V6 "rev and go" was a nice lazy boy car!! Just wondered what other people thought?  

[JesterRT]

Had manuals all the way up to the Omega, and I bought the car because I'd be doing mostly motorway miles.  Not looked back yet...  don't care if it costs a mpg or two, don't care if it sometimes doesn't quite hit the gear you *really* want, and don't care if it doesn't break my neck on it's way to 60.  It's smooth,  mostly, quiet and makes the monotonous journey to work on today's clogged up roads much less stressful.

The Omega's a big car to throw around too - something I was always more likely to do with a manual box for some reason.  Don't fancy trying to rescue the rear end of something that's heading towards 2 tonnes.  Not without a lot of space anyway  

[Bo Bo]

Apart from my first car all of mine have been auto's.
Used to drive a lot of vans at work & still drive my dad's & brother's manuals & I miss the auto when I do.

[tunnie]

my dads megga is an auto and he refuses to drive manuals! - He loves autos now.

Means my megga is safe from being pinched by him  

[Jimbob]

This is my 1st Auto, and I was a bit worried before hand, ideally wanted 2.5 manual, but this one I couldn't turn down.
As it is the 3 Litre, I have no power worries, it is just easy AND fast, do want to try the latest GB Software though.
Now the wife's 2.2, hmmm  I wouldn't want her auto, just not as responsive.

[Taxi_Driver]

Not ness in the correct order and i may have missed one or two out........

Chevette - manual
Golf - auto
Acclaim - manual
Capri - manual
Sirrocco - auto
Vx - carnt remember (wasnt a Senny or Monza or Carlton but similar do remember it was a 2.5 straight 6 tho) - auto
SD1 - auto
Golf - manual
another Golf - manual
Sierra - auto - killed the auto box and scrapped it - only 4yo's too  
merc 200 - auto - cambelt went - scrapped that too - 5 yo  
mitsibushi something - auto
735i - auto
veccy - auto
V6 veccy - auto
SLK - auto
C220 - auto
Omega - auto

As you can see i have had a few manuals, but i do like autos  

[Jay w]

on the whole i don't miss a manual gearbox, most of my time is spent on the motorways, getting stuck in traffic and having to ride the clutch really is a drag.

nearly all of my previous cars have been manual, and if i was to buy a summer car then that would be as well, purely for driver involvement.

The only time i do miss a manual is when i am coming to a roundabout/junction, i was always taught to slow down by going down through the gears, having to use the brakes so much still feels wrong

[Martin_1962]

Where is only occasionally?

[Andy B]

I can feel a 'I like to be in control in a manual' vs 'slushbox' auto is best (which they are in a big lumbering saloon!   ) debate coming  

[Sir Sideways]

Im trying to turn my 3.0 auto into a manual

[Markie]

never never ever miss the manual as i get old and lazy

[TheBoy]

i bought my mv6 coz it was auto - i bought it for one specific trip to france in summer of 2004. i wanted auto, and every mv6 i looked at at the time was manual, so i snapped this one up.

99% of the time I prefer an auto, though there are those times when I wish I had a manual box and a clutch.  My days of racing around everywhere are mostly over, so auto suits my needs better...

[Martin_1962]

i bought my mv6 coz it was auto - i bought it for one specific trip to france in summer of 2004. i wanted auto, and every mv6 i looked at at the time was manual, so i snapped this one up.

99% of the time I prefer an auto, though there are those times when I wish I had a manual box and a clutch.  My days of racing around everywhere are mostly over, so auto suits my needs better...

Thats how I feel miss a little on an A road blast but otherwise autos are so much more relaxing

[Taxi_Driver]

i bought my mv6 coz it was auto - i bought it for one specific trip to france in summer of 2004. i wanted auto, and every mv6 i looked at at the time was manual, so i snapped this one up.

99% of the time I prefer an auto, though there are those times when I wish I had a manual box and a clutch.  My days of racing around everywhere are mostly over, so auto suits my needs better...

Thats how I feel miss a little on an A road blast but otherwise autos are so much more relaxing

An omega with Tiptronic would have been nice....tho never used it much on the mercs ive had....too much of a delay for my liking!

[stuart30]

After jumping out of the 3.0 Elite Auto into the 2.5 Manual it is taking me a while to get used driving a manual again.....so much so despite loving the estate im seriously tempted to sort a couple of niggly little jobs and bang it back on auto trader and make a nice little profit and use that to buy another estate but an auto this time.

Talking to my boss who has a 2.5 auto my mph is better but the driving enjoyment is much less.....

Oh hang on ive just thought....silly me ive still got the Elite,might sell BOTH and buy an Auto estate.