Standard vs Automatic

i prefer driving an automatic vehicle. for me, it is easier since you only have two pedals to deal with, gas and brake. also, you already dont need coordination between gas/brake and clutch. but be carefull in using AT, always keep in mind that when you want to stop, just press BRAKE pedal otherwise you might get into an accident. this is the common mistake of those you is driving and AT vehicle

Well I have owned vehicles of both types, and I have to say that they both have their advantages. I have a physical handicap that has progressively gotten worse over the years, so I chose to purchase a truck that has an automatic transmission in it the last time I was shopping for a ride. I miss the excitement of shifting through the gears in my old truck that had a standard transmission though. Automatics have their advantages in heavier traffic. However, the are not generally a good choice if you plan to do a lot of heavy towing or hauling with your truck. Even trucks with automatic transmissions that have the so-called "Towing packages" can have trouble with transmission slippage when pulling a heavier trailer. This is one situation where a standard transmission has its advantages, however, if you are pulling the trailer in wet or muddy conditions, such as in a pasture or other wet area, it is very easy to cause the tires to spin when you are just starting to get the load moving if you are using a truck that has a standard transmission. From my experience, it is easier to start the load moving on wet or muddy terrain without spinning the tires on the truck if the truck has an automatic transmission. I worked on a farm when I was in high school, and we frequently had to go into pastures and other locations with livestock trailers or other trailers loaded with heavy items. There were two Chevrolet 1500 trucks that we used on the farm as work trucks. Ironically, the trucks were virtually identical except for the fact that one had a standard 5-speed transmission, and the other had an automatic transmission. We used both to pull the livestock trailers and other trailer we had to use, and the fields and pastures that we went into were often wet and muddy, or the grass in the pastures was often wet from rain. This is where I began to notice how much easier the tires on the truck with the standard transmission would spin on the wet terrain, and how much more they would spin in comparison to the way the tires on the truck with the automatic transmission would spin. MOST of the time, the the truck with the automatic transmission would have an easier time starting off moving the heavy loads than the truck with the standard transmission did when the areas were wet. It was often possible to get the load moving using the automatic transmission with little or no tire spinning at all...

for me it's gotta be an automatic transmission car. i can't drive a manual car haha...the engine keeps dying on me!

I have driven both and I prefer manual transmission over the automatic one. In a manual transmission car, I feel that I am driving a car when shifting gears. When I drive a car with automatic transmission, I feel it more like a video game.

I'm a shift stick guy myself, and I would never trade it for the world.

I prefer Automatic drive Because Easy to learn Easy to drive on the road Easy to drive on hill moutain

^_^ Howdy!.... Canellita!.... I preferred automatic driving on SUV or AUV. On a regular or small or sport car, manual are good but I still like automatic on them. Automatic can easily handle climbing on slopped roads especially in a long traffic queue. I'm not really a driver but I can drive well and I'm not need for speedy. I just want a smooth, nice and easy comfortable ride. ^_^ Thanks!.... and Enjoy!.... myLot!....

I drive a standard. My last three cars have been a five speed. It is what I have driven the majority of my life. The first new car I bought right off the car lot was a standard, and I didn't even drive it off the lot. Someone had to teach me to drive it. Thank Goodness I learned pretty easy. The only time that I find it to be a pain in the rear is in traffic, otherwise, I don't even think about it and just automatically shift. There are several benefits one being usually better gas mileage as well as transmissions generally don't go out on them. The clutch will usually need replaceed but that is cheaper than a transmission to replace. And the most hidden agenda for me to drive a stick, I don't have to hear my daughters asking me to drive my car!

I don't care if its manual transmission or automatic transmission. I like them both. Most cars I have owned has been with manual transmission - and it's the thing to go for if your car stops ... you can't push a car to start if it's not manual. The best car we've had - the one that had the best effect from the motor was acuallt a car with an automatic transmission. For city driving automatic is great, I don't like to drive at all - it's more a thing I must do. Manual transmission is way cheaper to change if it breaks as well :-)

I like both they both have their advantages, for city driving and traffic jams I like automatic just because espacially in traffic jams manuals a pain. for fun and regular driving manuals awesome