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    Devonisheaven reacted to Beachball's post in the thread Manual or Automatic ? with Like Like.
    I also got a friend he lives near to me he had same car as you his 2017 Ford Kuga and he tows all over UK in the past eight years...
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    Devonisheaven replied to the thread Manual or Automatic ?.
    I had a 2016 Ford Kuga, 2.0 180hp Powershift Diesel, and to this day, and including my current 18 month old car, it is the best tow car...
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    Devonisheaven replied to the thread Manual or Automatic ?.
    I tow with my PHEV, it is effortless with 263hp, but yes you are right, the towing limit is not very generous on some, but they are...
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    Devonisheaven replied to the thread Manual or Automatic ?.
    Yes, my car does not have a stick, just three buttons on the centre console and paddles if you want to play around a bit……..Good fun to...
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    Devonisheaven replied to the thread Manual or Automatic ?.
    There is no clutch pedal! What Buchman is saying is that you can choose to change up and down the gearbox if you wish. With my car...
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    Devonisheaven reacted to otherclive's post in the thread Manual or Automatic ? with Like Like.
    Many/most advocating auto on this thread are well past the “lazy generation” , me included, but I give advice as based on my...
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    Devonisheaven replied to the thread Manual or Automatic ?.
    My first car was a 1958 Austin A30, it didn’t even have window winders! I used fired shotgun cartridges as wedges to keep the windows...
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    Devonisheaven reacted to borderbilly's post in the thread Manual or Automatic ? with Haha Haha.
    Maybe i like to waggle a stick around as you say, then again being a x HGV driver with 16 gears at my fingertips, it takes a bit of...
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    Devonisheaven reacted to Tux's post in the thread Manual or Automatic ? with Like Like.
    Auto is the way forward. Why would you want to have to waggle a stick around to control the engine speed. So archaic.
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    Devonisheaven replied to the thread Manual or Automatic ?.
    Sorry borderbilly, the reason most people say that an auto makes a better tow car is not just opinion, it is a fact, pure and simple...
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    Devonisheaven replied to the thread Manual or Automatic ?.
    Not even worth a debate, Auto hands down. Not sure you can get a Tucson or Sportage in manual, but please, I could be wrong. 👍
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    Devonisheaven replied to the thread Stop/Start.
    DO leave drivers seat when CC engaged! 😳 I am going to the US in 10 days time…….I will check that out, but I will most definitely be...
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    Devonisheaven replied to the thread Stop/Start.
    How strange, I find the ACC on A roads and absolute boon! It really comes into its own, I use it all the time. Was your Jeep a manual...
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    Devonisheaven replied to the thread Stop/Start.
    Yes, all full hybrids and PHEVs are Autos, there were some mild hybrids fitted with manual gearboxes, but I am pretty sure there are...
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    That Clive, is where the misunderstanding and interpretation lies. A country road to me does not have white lines at all.