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ArishMell · 70-79, M
Manual.
More control, better fuel economy.
The latter point certainly used to be so, but I don't know if modern automatics' efficiency is now comparable to the manual versions of the same cars.
More skill needed - why should I want to make motoring as lowly-skilled as possible?
A lot does depend on driving style of course. Habitually floor the accelerator in low gears, as if trying to drive a racing-car, or accelerate and brake hard between speed-bumps, and you can't expect to do anything but waste fuel. Though such habits are the hallmark of the inept.
I have driven both, including an automatic car I owned for a while.
More control, better fuel economy.
The latter point certainly used to be so, but I don't know if modern automatics' efficiency is now comparable to the manual versions of the same cars.
More skill needed - why should I want to make motoring as lowly-skilled as possible?
A lot does depend on driving style of course. Habitually floor the accelerator in low gears, as if trying to drive a racing-car, or accelerate and brake hard between speed-bumps, and you can't expect to do anything but waste fuel. Though such habits are the hallmark of the inept.
I have driven both, including an automatic car I owned for a while.
