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posted by [identity profile] bellinghman.livejournal.com at 05:59am on 20/09/2008
My last two speeding tickets were in automatics. In the meanwhile, I drove over 100,000 miles in a manual - but getting the MG, I had a ticket within 500 miles.

Yes, the cues you have as to your speed are much reduced in the automatic.

What hasn't been mentioned is one good reason for passing in a manual: hiring a car. There's not only more flexibility, but in quite a few markets, automatics cost a lot more to hire than manuals. The bunch we hired from in Ireland is an example: I think they reckon that locals will always want the manual, whereas it's (only?) rich Americans who'll want the automatic.
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