Largered wrote:

I've had autos in the past, as hire cars.

I like to drive and be in control of my drive. I don't want the car to dive me.

On my Freelander I hate the little green light coming on to "tell me to change up" !!!
The car does NOT know and see all the variables I can, I make the decision, not a consensus of micro-computers.

Not only that ........ I have a left leg for a reason.

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Most people have a left leg and a right leg in order to
a) stop them falling over
b) stop wastage when buying a pair of shoes

 Updated- Waiting for a Scotland v England 6 Nations home win. 24th Feb 2018
Gone-1972 88 SWB Soft top
Gone-1981 24v FFR Lightweight
Gone-2009 Freelander 2 TD4 GS manual
Gone before it bankrupted me- 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 Auto
2013 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto

RogB wrote:

Largered wrote:

I've had autos in the past, as hire cars.

I like to drive and be in control of my drive. I don't want the car to dive me.

On my Freelander I hate the little green light coming on to "tell me to change up" !!!
The car does NOT know and see all the variables I can, I make the decision, not a consensus of micro-computers.

Not only that ........ I have a left leg for a reason.

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Most people have a left leg and a right leg in order to
a) stop them falling over
b) stop wastage when buying a pair of shoes

old joke Apparently the guy who invented the Hoki Coki died recently and they had trouble getting the body into the coffin. They put the left leg in, the right leg in, in out in out and shook it all about....... 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

EYorkshire wrote:

Two legs for two pedals and both hands on the wheel, is it that hard to understand.

???? ..... you do Left Foot Braking ....?????

My freelander is my first automatic (driven several on holiday in North America) . I wanted a stick shift but I also wanted the top of the range car (automatic only) so I too the top of the range . I would never go back to a manual.. there’s a reason why FFRR and other luxury cars only do automatics , it’s more civilised way to drive.
It’s also great when towing my caravan .. one less thing to think about when in town and driving abroad.
Hammering down a country road dropping a couple of gears to take a tight bend in freelander isn’t very smart.. law of gravity will win in the end .
As long as I can afford the extra for an automatic it’s the way I will go in the future Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

Largered wrote:

On my Freelander I hate the little green light coming on to "tell me to change up" !!!

Get an SD4. It doesn't have Eco mode.  MY13 Santorini Black SD4 HSE

I would have thought that FFRR etc had auto boxes was to protect the transmission - can you imagine the damage you could do being ham fisted off road with a 5.2 litre petrol engine up front! Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

Well I don't think it's that because F1 gearboxes are basically a manual but the changes are handled by servos and quick shifters. MY13 Santorini Black SD4 HSE

Lower price for the manual at initial purchase and about 5 mpg better economy compared to the early auto box so I am very happy with my choice of cogs. Relaxed motorway work in 6th, smooth changes; could do with a lower first gear when off road but otherwise its a great manual box.The auto must be wonderful for off road, heavy hauling or towing as my manual has been doing same for 85,000 miles on original oily bits.

Mines an auto and it's great.
I've never driven a manual but the auto deals very well with the changes and is great for towing too.
Wouldn't want a manual to be honest but we're all different so my advise would be to try both.

My wife doesnt like autos, she's been adamant for years that she hates them, is never going to have one and doesnt want to drive one.
Strange then since getting the Freelander last month, at every opportunity she's away driving it, leaving her perfectly nice manual VW Tiguan in the drive?  Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Typical female, say one thing & mean the opposite!

& will have 2 dozen other reasons why she wants needs to drive the Freelander! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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