Are automatic cars actually easier to drive?

LOL!

What's so funny
Automatic care are for wusses who are lazy and can't deal with stalling a car

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if you can't master clutch control , whether becasue of a physical disability , dyspraxia or because of a mental block tehnan auto only licence provides a route to a full licence, otherwise pass in a manual and then chose auto, manual or flappy paddle bisexual gearbox as the car suits...

I would like to try driving an automatic, I imagine it would be quite simple.

However I do like having the control over which gear I am in, so I can choose to drop a gear and floor it

You can still do that if you need to on some automatics. On mine I have D for normal driving，but if I need to as you put it，floor it (lol)，I can manually select gears 1，2 and 3 to accelerate quickly，although ive never actually done it.
I dont care what anyone says，I love driving automatic， for me there is just no need or desire to drive a manual，I live in a very traffic congested area，on Friday afternoon I spent an hour sitting in a very slow moving traffic queue，the constant clutch up and down would have driven me nuts，as well as giving me leg ache， lol. All I had to do is take my foot off the brake and let my car roll，I dont even need the accelerator as with autos it will slowly “creep” when in Drive and the footbrake is off

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I dont know tbh. Ive only had my car 2 months and put about 40 quids worth of petrol in it. It only has a 1.4l engine so its not really a gas guzzler anyway

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whats it like on petrol though? I heard the jump between consumption is big.

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I don't think I'd ever buy an auto unless it was as a second car. A Range Rover Classic Vogue with the 3.9 hooked up to the 4 speed would be lush (I've owned one before and it was a fairly good gearbox considering it was from the late 80's), but only if I had another car with a manual to get my gear on with. I do about 500 miles a week at the moment in the work van and let me tell you, that thing would be worse than useless with an automatic in it. I can just about keep up with traffic as it is, and that's with me knowing what gear I want it in and when. Generally autos and underpowered diesels don't mix well

My girlfriend is learning to drive at the moment in my manual TDI and she's most definitely doing the manual test, but she might end up with an auto once she passes if a good deal pops up. It'd be nice for runs to the shops, but I'd definitely keep my manual.

1. Auto 'boxes in normal cars aren't all they're made out to be. My mate had a car with one that also showed what gear it was in and frankly, they're clueless. In terms of performance there's no comparison. Especially when you're going from a 30 to a 70 and you want to get a shift on.

2. Fuel economy's better on a manual. Manufacturers fiddle the figures to say otherwise but it's the cold truth.

The truth is unless you have some form of medical condition, the excuse that an auto is 'easier' just doesn't wash. Practise your clutch control if you find hill starts hard. I know not everyone's a natural driver but the real learning begins after you pass and you should always strive to improve your driving however you can.