Re: To leave a car in gear or not

Rabbit wrote:
> "Aries" <notme@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Ours is not automatic - I prefer normal gears
>
> The few short drives I've had on an automatic I didn't know what to
> do with my feet and like the *Wee Kirkcudbright Centipede* it's not a
> good idea to have to think what you do with your feet :-)

Takes about ½ hour to get used to it, then switching between automatic and
manual never seemed a problem anymore.
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