To want to get an automatic car

[birobenny]

I am learning to drive at a relatively late stage in life and am a terribly nervous driver (seriously so bad a feel sick before I get behind the wheel) I am learning in a manual and will do the test for a manual but I really want to get an automatic when I pass. I need to be confident by the time D's starts school in September and every panic (well a lot of them ) that I have while driven happen when faffing with the clutch/gears. Dh has been driving for 20 years and is a very confident driver. He will not get an automatic car because he says he doesn't like them. Who IBU?

Automatics are fantastic. We have two now.

I was very reluctant to get one when we changed over from manual cars (pretty sure I had a thread on MN seeking advice) but I'm so glad we did. They are so ridiculously easy to drive that it leaves you free to concentrate on speed, hazards on the road etc.

No delay/lag in acceleration with ours. Perhaps that depends on model.

Many higher spec cars are only available as automatics now.

If he's that bothered about automatics some come with the option of driving them as a manual (we have a VOlvo that does) if you so desire.

Thank you all again . We only have iff road parking and the council only allow 1 permit per household and parking here without a permit is a nightmare so realistically only one car . I think I will get him to test drive a few automatics or some with those semi manual doodahs

ON Road parking!

We had a qashqai which was automatic/manual 09 reg I think.

OP pm me if you have a shortlist of semi automatics and want a view on the gearbox. The same physical box performs differently in different cars (software related) so that might affect your DH's perception.