Towing with an Automatic?

Sandgroper replied on 09/09/2019 17:56

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Posted on 09/09/2019 17:56

Having seriously started looking for a new car (probably a Mondeo diesel) I wonder how automatics fare in towing?

I have driven automatics but never towed with one. The Mondeo, in my experience tows well and is very comfortable etc. It also has a sound noseweight limit!

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Sandgroper replied on 11/09/2019 17:06

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Posted on 11/09/2019 17:06

I too am a bit miffed at the ageism!!!

I also drive a 1972 Triumph GT6 and have driven many miles in vehicles where double de-clutching was essential - try that, you young pup!!!!!

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EmilysDad replied on 11/09/2019 17:07

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Posted on 11/09/2019 15:35 by rutlandwarrior

They keep making them for us younger drivers that like to be in control. When you get older driving is about getting from a to b with the least effort

Posted on 11/09/2019 17:07

I want to be in control ..... I've lost count of the number of times I've heard that, often by people who have never even driven an auto. If manuals were that great, why do some cars only have the option of an auto?

I must've been old at around 30 as that was when I first got an auto.

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lornalou1 replied on 11/09/2019 17:15

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Posted on 10/09/2019 23:41 by EmilysDad

Maybe Ford are fitting 'proper autos' now ..... Vauxhall gave up on their Easytronic automated manual 🤔

LL are you suggesting using two feet? 😉😉

Posted on 11/09/2019 17:15

just for the slow bits MM,

Navigateur replied on 11/09/2019 17:19

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Posted on 11/09/2019 17:19

Daily fluid and air checks, knock off hub caps, hand crank starting, crash gear box, fluid flywheel, pneumatic wipers, mechanical trafficators, gauntlets, goggles and flying helmet. Life is so boring now-a-days.

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ocsid replied on 11/09/2019 17:20

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Posted on 11/09/2019 17:20

Every version of the new Land Rover Defender comes with only an automatic transmission.

Probably they chose that because treading with great precision over a boulder strewn track, needs no element of "being in control" ?????

lornalou1 replied on 11/09/2019 17:32

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Posted on 11/09/2019 17:19 by Navigateur

Daily fluid and air checks, knock off hub caps, hand crank starting, crash gear box, fluid flywheel, pneumatic wipers, mechanical trafficators, gauntlets, goggles and flying helmet. Life is so boring now-a-days.

Posted on 11/09/2019 17:32

don't forget the bloke in front with a flag. hehe.

redface replied on 11/09/2019 19:28

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Posted on 11/09/2019 19:28

When you get older driving is about getting from a to b with the least effort

That is called 'using motorways and cruise control'.

moulesy replied on 11/09/2019 19:37

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Posted on 11/09/2019 19:37

"When you get older driving is about getting from a to b with the least effort"

How old does one have to be before that frame of mind kicks in? I've never driven an automatic, never even thought about it as an option. But if it ever got to the stage where the journey was an effort to be endured I think I'd be better off staying at home with a good book and an obsession with reality TV!

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Milothedog replied on 11/09/2019 19:57

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Posted on 11/09/2019 15:35 by rutlandwarrior

They keep making them for us younger drivers that like to be in control. When you get older driving is about getting from a to b with the least effort

Posted on 11/09/2019 19:57

CQ, can you explain a bit more about being in control ?

I'm just curious ?

Personally I have 2 autos, a Freelander 2 and 46 year old Triumph. I have driven many HGV's and PSV's thoughout my working life with Eaton 2 speed axles, Splitter gearboxes, range changers etc. A modern auto will do a far better job than the average driver nowadays. So much so that HGV's are now mostly automated manuals and PSV's fully auto using Voth, ZF or Allison auto transmissions.