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Why do British people have such a dim view of Automatic cars? (feddit.uk)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I've been driving an automatic since I passed nearly a decade ago. In that time whenever I tell anyone I drive auto, it's usually met with some level of derision. I think that attitude is changing, but I'm still kind of confused by it in the first place.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

And yet any time you change throttle input they change gearing and have horrible "lag". While they may be always engaged they're never in the right "gear".