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> in a manual every time I had to do that I was left with a stalled car because I didn't press the clutch in time, while with an automatic I could move out of t
by seszett 10y ago
> in a manual every time I had to do that I was left with a stalled car because I didn't press the clutch in time, while with an automatic I could move out of the way very quickly.
I can see it happening, and I've observed it with people who have learnt to drive on auto, but that's just a reflex problem due to inexperience.
If you're used to driving manual, just don't have to think about disengaging the clutch when braking hard, but you still do it, and you don't stall.
As for "pressing the throttle down and it drops as many gears as needed", in my experience it takes a noticeable amount of time until the car understands it has to drop gears. It's just not really rational to argue that an auto car gives you as much control as a manual.
- gambiting 10y agoWell, I come from a country where automatics are almost non-existent and very much frowned upon(Poland). I've only learned in a manual, and I haven't driven an automatic until after I already had 5 years of experience in a manual, and then drove a manual for another few years anyway. Had a selection of both sports and off-road vehicles, all in manual - yet I never had the reflex to press both clutch and brake in an emergency situation - it was always full brake first, clutch second. In my experience, with all the autos I've driven, the transmission downshifts much quicker, smoother, and more intuitively than I ever could. Maybe I've only ever driven top-tier automatics, and a normal auto box is poor in that regard. No idea.