Manual or Auto towcar

Posted on 17/11/2021 19:18 by Cornersteady

full respect there then. I've never been able to master left foot braking and nowhere near as accurate as using my right foot. 

I used to drive my dad mad by double de-clutching in his car, it didn't need it but I though I was being sporty and clever. I can still hear him saying do that in your own car and ruin your own clutch.

To my shame when I did get my own car I never did it

Posted on 04/01/2022 20:37 by EmilysDad

 Only just seen this .. you won't damage or break anything by double de-clutching a synchromesh gear box  😉

Posted on 04/01/2022 21:00 by Cornersteady

Thanks for the reply. I might try again but I think I've lost the mental and physical coordination to do it now!

Posted on 17/11/2021 16:46 by cyberyacht

Only auto I spent any time with was a hire car in the USA about fifteen years ago, driving from Charlotte NC to Orlando FL and back. Took a little while getting used to but the downside when I came home, I'd forget to depress the clutch when stopping. I've always had manuals as that was the car I was looking at. No real preference either way. We'll all be auto's once we've gone electric.

Posted on 05/01/2022 16:39 by ChocolateTrees

We'll all be auto's once we've gone electric.

Not quite - BEVs (almost all) are not automatic - they simply don't have gears at all. It's surprisingly different to driving an auto, and actually an even more relaxed (or engaging depending on how you are driving) experience. 

Posted on 05/01/2022 20:41 by EmilysDad

You're splitting hairs there CT. What do you class a CVT as then? .... no gears on them either just a 'rubber band'. As far as your licence is concerned, if it has 2 pedals, it's an automatic.

Posted on 06/01/2022 08:24 by ChocolateTrees

I don’t think it’s splitting hairs. The question wasn’t about licences, it was about the usefulness of manual vs auto for towing. I was pointing out that from a gears perspective an EV is quite different to an automatic gearbox in the way power is managed and delivered. CVT transmission are different to an auto gearbox scan. And indeed dual clutch auto boxes are different to torque converter boxes. 
They all have different properties for solo driving and towing. The autos I have towed with were variably successful. The Chrysler Grand Voyager 4 speed column shift was terrible. The XC90 6 speed was good. My V60 PHEV has more or less the same 6 speed box as the XC90, but adds an electric axel which made it even better for towing. But the Polestar blows them all away. I have not towed with a CVT or dual clutch. How do they fair?

Posted on 06/01/2022 08:37 by EmilysDad

I know the question wasn't about licences ..  Of course they're all different inside .... but they all use 2 pedals, which make them 'automatics'. 

I've not towed with CVT or DCT, but having driven cars with them I'd only tow with a proper slush box auto

Posted on 06/01/2022 08:37 by EmilysDad

I know the question wasn't about licences ..  Of course they're all different inside .... but they all use 2 pedals, which make them 'automatics'. 

I've not towed with CVT or DCT, but having driven cars with them I'd only tow with a proper slush box auto