Manual or Auto towcar

Tinwheeler replied on 15/11/2021 20:43

Posted on 15/11/2021 20:43

Check out the towcar section as it’s something often discussed.

My choice is auto everytime but it has to be a 'proper' TC auto for me. Apart from the driving experience, it’ll save you burning the clutch when reversing.

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eurortraveller replied on 15/11/2021 22:01

Posted on 15/11/2021 20:32 by ScreenName60FFC29571

Hi Any opinions on preference of gearbox for towing caravan i.e. manual or auto

Posted on 15/11/2021 22:01

Seems to me there are far more important decisions to make when choosing a tow car - value, space, comfort, type of fuel, power, weight, stability, price, front wheel drive or 4x4, running costs, and  reliability matter a lot. Whether the gears are manual or automatic doesn’t matter much to me. 

EmilysDad replied on 15/11/2021 23:56

Posted on 15/11/2021 20:32 by ScreenName60FFC29571

Hi Any opinions on preference of gearbox for towing caravan i.e. manual or auto

Posted on 15/11/2021 23:56

what's a manual? 🙄🙄

The only manual I drive these days is my daughter's car, and that's only every now & then. I really can not see why the general obsession in having 3 pedals and 'being in control' 🤷‍♂️

EmilysDad replied on 16/11/2021 00:10

Posted on 15/11/2021 22:01 by eurortraveller

Seems to me there are far more important decisions to make when choosing a tow car - value, space, comfort, type of fuel, power, weight, stability, price, front wheel drive or 4x4, running costs, and  reliability matter a lot. Whether the gears are manual or automatic doesn’t matter much to me. 

Posted on 16/11/2021 00:10

I'd have thought that flavour of transmission would have been pretty important to most people whether towing or not

rutlandwarrior replied on 16/11/2021 06:48

Posted on 16/11/2021 06:48

Manual every time. Admittedly only driven an auto once but that was enough to put me off for life. 

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Posted on 16/11/2021 06:48 by rutlandwarrior

Manual every time. Admittedly only driven an auto once but that was enough to put me off for life. 

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JVB66 replied on 16/11/2021 08:23

Posted on 16/11/2021 08:23

I have in the last  3yrs used an modern  slush box  automatic as our car, ,and would not now go back to a manual. 

I had automatics In the past but was not enamoured with them

 

 

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