"Jeßus" > wrote in message
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> Autos have their place of course. If I lived in a city with heavy
> traffic, I'd have one myself. The main reason for my opinion
> learning/passing a test is that autos don't really teach you to feel
> what's going on with the car like a manual gearbox does.
>
> Learning in a manual or 'stick' (autos also have a 'stick' but
> anyway...) will make you a better and safer driver, rather than merely
> learning to point the car and press the pedal with an auto.

One of the good things about learning on a stick is that you can get in and
drive away in any car if the need arises. It has come in handy at times.

Cheri