Re: Automatic Diesel

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article <13entiqh1jquf91@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Mike G <metier@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It's no more automatic than the ACS gearbox in my wife's car is
automatic.
You don't understand the meaning of 'semi automatic' either, then?

Isn't 'semi automatic' a bit of a misnomer?

Rather like thinking a female can be a 'semi virgin' :-)

;-)

Automatic clutch cars have always been know as 'semi-automatic'. When they
weren't 'easidrive' 'manumatic' or other adspeak.

There was a semi auto 2CV IIRC.
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