2013 Yaris

[edmscan]

If I had a choice .. I would get an automatic as almost 100% of my driving is in the city (stop and go traffic). I have a standard .. but I would rather have an automatic, even though I have driven a standard for over 35 years. I understand how you guys feel .. but I think that the vast majority of people given a choice would take an automatic over a standard.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by edmscan

If I had a choice .. I would get an automatic as almost 100% of my driving is in the city (stop and go traffic). I have a standard .. but I would rather have an automatic, even though I have driven a standard for over 35 years. I understand how you guys feel .. but I think that the vast majority of people given a choice would take an automatic over a standard.

Perhaps I would feel differently if I lived in your climate and did exclusively city driving. I also feel that a manual transmission gives you more control and I don't want to give up that control.....and it is for all practical purposes impossible to compression start an automatic if need be.