Originally Posted by Burning Down

Today, I drove a car with automatic transmission for the very first time (my mom's car). Worst driving experience I ever had. I absolutely did not like the feeling of not having control over the car - not one bit. I like changing the gears myself, thanks. Remembering to put the car in "PARK" before I shut it off was the worst part. I kept wanting to put it in Neutral. Cars with manual transmission are put into Neutral when you park it, and then you put the handbrake on before you turn it off - there is no "Park" option on the gear box!

So yeah, that was an adventure and a half. I'm never buying an automatic. My car is a standard and that's what I'm sticking with.