Manual or automatic

I personally had a good reason to choose to stick with a manual tow car. 

you wanted to be in control .... 🙄🙄

You already had a manual?

I can't think of another reason why you'd want or chose 3 over 2 pedals 🙄

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I can't think of another reason why you'd want or chose 3 over 2 pedals 🙄
 

I thought not but I did say why earlier 

2005 X+trail manual, tow limit 2,000kg, hitch load 100kg

2005 X-Trail diesel, tow limit 1,375kg, hitch load 75kg

As I also said earlier not previously bothered whether auto or manual, having practised gear changes for 58 years. I have driven a manual about a dozen times for long distances. The two longest runs were in a Ford Galaxy with 6 of us. Longest was 670 miles to Prague from Calais over a 10 hour run and the automatic was a pleasure. 

 

From what I read the towing limits for the Sorrento differs between automatics and manuals but less of a problem. Auto 2,000kg and manual 2,500kg

I've not been around for 58 yrs (quite 😉)  but have been driving something from about 13/14 so am also quite practiced at manual gearboxes but choose from being about 30 to drive autos, in fact the last few cars have only been available with 2 pedals. If I'd picked a possible towcar & there was no auto option I'd have looked again.

 I've not been around for 58 yrs

I should have said driving for 48 years. Despite having had 48 years practicing gear change my finger have obviously had a lesser period practicing with the keyboard 

 

Thanks everyone for sharing your experience, been very helpful.

I had a manual Kia Sorento and changed to an Auto as all the advice said it was a better tow car. They were not wrong. I will never go back to manual the modern auto's are first class. We tow a twin axle Lunar and it makes towing so much more fun. We visit the Lake District and even driving on hilly bendy roads without the caravan is so much easier. Town driving stop and start are a doddle. Some say it is lazy but what do I care I enjoy it. I have been driving for over 50 years including HGV's I deserve a bit of luxury, I am worth it.

I wouldn't ever go back to a manual tow car. The anxiety about getting stopped on hills and pulling away again is awful with a manual. With an auto, hills are no problem, even stop start traffic on the long reigate hill on the M25 East bound.

 

Just swapped from a life time of driving manuals to an automatic, should have changed years ago. Resisted the change for years, but forced to auto as the car of choice only came as an auto.

only thing now is to remember to change gear when driving either of the Morris Minors.