Manual v Automatic cars

Got my first auto just over a year ago, and wouldn't ever go back to a manual by choice now. Performance is great, but the sheer ease/comfort of an auto is superb and a game changer for me.

Had to rent a van a few months back, and it was a manual. The first 5 minutes of getting back used to things was a bit of a struggle, must have looked like a right idiot :ROFLMAO:
 
S7DiscoDown said:
Yes definitely semi auto. They are arguably the best of both worlds.

You can drive around town hassle free and let it do what it wants. That or do a bit of B road blasting (observing the speed limit) using the flappy paddles and dropping it down a gear or two.

I had it in a 2015 golf gti. I doubt I'd buy another 'hot hatch' from the VAG group without it. Especially when big power like Golf Rs.
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DSG is great, the Porsche PDK is brilliant too and they do give you the best of both worlds, especially if you are using your car daily for commuting.
 
I had a Nissan Maxima auto from 1993 to 20005. It was a 3 litre engine always did at least 25 to the gallon. The only major failure was the control panel. the engine and gearbox felt as though they would do another 150,000 + miles

Hence I have little or no comprehension of the problems of gearbox failure that others mention. If they still made them I might well still have one
 
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