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Anybody drive under an automatic licence?
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I have tried & tried with a manual car, but every time I keep fucking up etc. & to me personally its complicated.
I can drive an automatic with no problem at all. So I am thinking of taking
lessons & exams as an automatic.
Is there any other automatic drivers?
I can drive an automatic with no problem at all. So I am thinking of taking
lessons & exams as an automatic.
Is there any other automatic drivers?
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I was advised against getting an automatic only license unless I needed to pass in a hurry. It can really limit you, makes hiring a minivan for anything practically impossible, likewise driving a minibus or pool cars from work, you have to be so much more picky when getting a loan car or a rental car too.
If you are only ever going to drive your own automatic and can live without it when it goes in for repair then it won't be a problem, but a lot of the above would have caused problems for me.
I can say those problems above dont bother me now, but I wont know until it may happen. But I am going to drive under automatic.
My mum learnt to drive in a manual but has driven an automatic for the past 20 years and admits she wouldn't have a clue about driving a manual now, but there have never been any circumstances where she has needed to and she is happy with her automatic, so if that applies to you, why not go for it?
That's true. Plus there's one less pedal so you could paint your toenails and not have to worry about chipping because you can use the other foot.
Oh! :thumb: A little ashamed I forgot that one, thanks!
You failed from stalling the car?
I wouldnt feel like i was driving properly if i didnt have to change gear.
Personally, I'd advise to stick with the manual 'box and do it until you are capable of passing your test. But if you can't do it, then you can't do it.
Yep, probably, because your automatic licence will also cover you as a provisional for learning to drive a manual. So you're a learner and a wualified driver all in one.
Same. I was going to learn in an automatic, but believe me, after looking into it, the hassle is so unreal. Once you've got the idea of gears, (which only came to me after so many lessons - my mate stil struggles and shes had about 50!) then you'll forget you ever struggled. I'd at least try it first.
hmm. It *could* be a dangerous error, but I'm not sure that it would always be written down as one. Like I think if you were just about to move away and stalled, but immediately braked and restarted the car, and there wasn't a car about to ram you up the backside, then it'd just be a minor fault I reckon.
Anyway, I reckon you should try to get a manual license. Automatics cost more to purchase and more to maintain than manual cars, if nothing else.
Most stalls are a dangerous. However, if you handle it as you just mentioned, and the circumstances are practically perfect, it is often overlooked. If you do it again, its a dangerous.
My instructor drilled this into my head before my test. I think he's shagging one of the examiners, he knows way too much detail.
TBH I can understand how some of you think it takes the fun out driving, I understand but TBH it doesn't really bother me. I just want to get from A to B.
But seriously I would drive a manual, but I guess I am just one of those small majorities that cant grasp it.
I have been having lessons on & off since about last Xmas time I think, I have only been seriously going at it since about June. Every time I mess up from one thing or another, but when I am in an auto, its perfect. :yes:
I agree.
Other problem with autos is that they only usually have four gears so you'd never quite be in the 'right' gear.
My tip for people having real difficulties with stalling would be to take the test in a diesel car, if at all possible. You'd be amazed at the difference.
They're sooo limiting too - you can only ever drive automatic. You could never share your car with your partner (because the chances of finding a bf/gf who also drive automatic are slim!) and that would suck. They're ridiculously expensive when things go wrong with them.
I reckon you'd be better off getting on an intensive driving course and seeing how you get on.