Manual or Auto...I changed my opinion.

• nehpyh

  5 Jun 08, 15:38

  Learning to drive. Manual or Auto?

   

  I was advising my ger to go for manual cos it's not 'too hard' to master anyway, and the skill will be more versatle. But after listening to her and some pondering, I think my ger is correct - she should learn how to drive an auto transmission car first!

  Why?

  ~ Cos she can then concentrate on car interaction on the road with other traffic;

  ~ Then she can get the license faster and save on lesson fees;

  ~ And if she wishes to go for manual transmission, traffic familiarity will give her an advantage;

  ~ Lastly, her boss will have no choice but to give her the company car instead of the company van!!!!!!

   

   

  Enlightenment...

• FirePig

  5 Jun 08, 15:47

  wait your gf kena sacked cos she cant even drive a van. Her boss scoffed at her and sacked her.

• alwaysdisturbed

  5 Jun 08, 15:48

  most females are a bunch of pathetic drivers. the person who invented auto has opened a doorway for more stupid female drivers on the road.

  call me stereotyping, i don't care.

• sbst275

  5 Jun 08, 15:55

  actually manual better... hands and leg doing something while driving  - lesser tendency to become sleepy

• BadzMaro

  5 Jun 08, 16:22

  Have to know manual la.

  Come to think of it. all my ex's dunno how to drive manual. lol!

  And whats with western ppl saying asians dunno how to drive. lol . Say until llike pedals and gears are like kryptonite to us once we are behind the wheel.

• nehpyh

  5 Jun 08, 16:33

  So far everyone here is talking about versatality and egoism....I was thinking like that too...

   

  But assuming auto was invented first and then manual, would we have a different opinion? Imagine drivers taught to manuveur a vehicle, and then if they are interested in advance driving, they can then learn to manuveur a manual vehicle. Isn't that a logical flow?

  I value traffic handling more than vehicular handling. That said, as long as the driver can handle the traffic well without being a jerk to the other motorists, I think I will be contended.

  That said, aren't our ego as a driver gets in the way (no pun intended) most of the time?

  For the record, I can drive a manual but I own an auto-t car. Practicality at work.

  Any pro auto drivers out there?

   

• BadzMaro

  5 Jun 08, 16:43

  Auto is best when in jam . Depends how u see it. I like manual. Cause i 'feel' in control of the vehicle. But i prefer auto when i am drunk and wasted. Driving manual cant hold gf hand all the way. he he..

  Imagine smoking , talking on the phone, and trying to drink your starbucks while driving and managing ur geers. take some skillz bro! But with auto.. it decreases the complications greatly. lol!

  But still best to sit for manual la. Cause knowing manual means u can drive auto also. Knowing auto does not necessarily mean u know how to drive manual. so there.

• BrUtUs

  5 Jun 08, 16:50

  Originally posted by BadzMaro:

  Auto is best when in jam . Depends how u see it. I like manual. Cause i 'feel' in control of the vehicle. But i prefer auto when i am drunk and wasted. Driving manual cant hold gf hand all the way. he he..

  Imagine smoking , talking on the phone, and trying to drink your starbucks while driving and managing ur geers. take some skillz bro! But with auto.. it decreases the complications greatly. lol!

  But still best to sit for manual la. Cause knowing manual means u can drive auto also. Knowing auto does not necessarily mean u know how to drive manual. so there.

  
  u sure jz holding gf hand only? or hand will slip somewhere?

• BadzMaro

  5 Jun 08, 16:52

  Originally posted by BrUtUs:

  
  u sure jz holding gf hand only? or hand will slip somewhere?

  how u know. ..lol.. sometimes our hands have minds of thier own.

  Manual would normally be a turn off... cause u need to withdraw..gear change. damn!

• Karma88

  5 Jun 08, 17:01

  Auto better lar .

  In singapore every about 100 meters u see one traffic light . U have to change gear every time when stop very ma fan .

  But if ur into racing then bo pian take manual

• bizzkit0102

  5 Jun 08, 18:11

  If drive manual, one can feel the experience of driving a car as he/she is much more in control. If is only to serve purely functional purposes like dropping the kids off at school, going to the supermarket and the driver couldn't give two hoots about "driving", just want A to B, then auto is for you.

• xavier1979

  5 Jun 08, 18:51

  More likely than not, future cars will be auto transmission type.

  So I guess it's a good bet to learn auto.

• newcomer

  5 Jun 08, 18:59

  Originally posted by nehpyh:

  Learning to drive. Manual or Auto?

   

  I was advising my ger to go for manual cos it's not 'too hard' to master anyway, and the skill will be more versatle. But after listening to her and some pondering, I think my ger is correct - she should learn how to drive an auto transmission car first!

  Why?

  ~ Cos she can then concentrate on car interaction on the road with other traffic;

  ~ Then she can get the license faster and save on lesson fees;

  ~ And if she wishes to go for manual transmission, traffic familiarity will give her an advantage;

  ~ Lastly, her boss will have no choice but to give her the company car instead of the company van!!!!!!

   

   

  Enlightenment...

  
  man your girl is so good at it... so good that i almost got convinced.

• Maith

  5 Jun 08, 19:13

  i wan auto but i wan to learn manual as well. I like auto because when playing driving games i always choose auto mode XD

• curryman

  6 Jun 08, 01:27

  manual has better fuel consumption

• sinicker

  6 Jun 08, 01:29

  i like manual.
  
  but i dont like manual at mscp, traffic jam.
  
  i like auto.
  
  
  
  do you get what i mean?

• TIB1062Y

  6 Jun 08, 01:40

  When learning, manual is better because it's like "killing 2 birds with 1 stone" as you will know how to drive using auto gearbox also..

  But when it comes to driving when you own a car, in Singapore, no point taking manual because like what some of you here mentioned, every 100m or so, there's a traffic light, or something that make you to stop your car.. In Singapore, there's nothing much that we can really utilise the manual gear and chiong... Lolx.. Moreover, it's much more relaxing to drive using auto gearbox as you do not need to step on the clutch (the most troublesome part) and change the gear...

• mortified

  6 Jun 08, 09:53

  Best thing to note when doing driving:

  -Guys want to take license MUST go for MANUAL

  -Girls want to take license BEST to take AUTO

  -Guys taking AUTO are ah-kuas, no balls at all.

  Just like one of the lessons I've attended...when the instructor asked who are taking auto, most of the girls raised their hands, and about 1-2 guys...and the guys got scoffed at.

  Anyone with me??

   

• Gosu.

  6 Jun 08, 14:38

  Originally posted by BadzMaro:

  how u know. ..lol.. sometimes our hands have minds of thier own.

  Manual would normally be a turn off... cause u need to withdraw..gear change. damn!

  
  ^^ get her to sit on the gear-stick(what's the correct term?) and 'change' her =D

  Manual for versatility. Never know when you're gonna drive a 6-gear-taxi. (Or any car that requires manual transmission)

• nullifi3d

  6 Jun 08, 18:32

   Best of both worlds? DSG, SMG-II (Although its rubbish) and Audi's S-Tronic is the way to go.

   

  You can never please anyone though.

• kenn3th

  6 Jun 08, 18:51

  u learn manual = can drive auto and manual cars

  learn auto = cannot drive manual cars

• sbst275

  6 Jun 08, 19:02

  good to learn manual

  many vehicle types like van are mostly manual still

• kentheman

  7 Jun 08, 03:49

  i guess my gf die die have to learn manual, cuz i'll never get an auto car. at least for the time being. manual car more fuel efficient, and cheaper compared to auto. maintainance oso not as costly 

• SBS7484P

  10 Jun 08, 13:26

  Originally posted by nehpyh:

  Learning to drive. Manual or Auto?

   

  I was advising my ger to go for manual cos it's not 'too hard' to master anyway, and the skill will be more versatle. But after listening to her and some pondering, I think my ger is correct - she should learn how to drive an auto transmission car first!

  Why?

  ~ Cos she can then concentrate on car interaction on the road with other traffic;

  ~ Then she can get the license faster and save on lesson fees;

  ~ And if she wishes to go for manual transmission, traffic familiarity will give her an advantage;

  ~ Lastly, her boss will have no choice but to give her the company car instead of the company van!!!!!!

   

   

  Enlightenment...

  
  hmm.. wad make u so sure she wun get the van? if they give toyota regius ace? its auto, and its a van.

• nehpyh

  10 Jun 08, 14:45

  Originally posted by kentheman:

  i guess my gf die die have to learn manual, cuz i'll never get an auto car. at least for the time being. manual car more fuel efficient, and cheaper compared to auto. maintainance oso not as costly 

  Fuel efficiency depends on how one drives right? Some manual drivers also super drag the gears until like there are only 2 gears!