R D S wrote

I'm looking for a car, XC60 2.0 D4 if anyone has any opinions on those.

I've never owned an automatic and never wanted one but I test drove one
yesterday and while i'm not going to be buying that particular one having
driven it i'm wondering if i'd actually prefer an auto. It certainly
wasn't like autos of old that i've driven.

I never have had a problem with the work vehicles which were mostly autos.

Up till now I have chosen to have a manual, mainly because I
do keep my cars a long time and manuals are less likely to fail.

But I have been considering replacing the current car
with a new one to get a very fancy cruise control which
would be handy on long trips. My current car has no
cruise control at all. Autos are better with cruise controls
and would be convenient around town as you dont have
to change gears at corners etc.

But I prefer small cars and most of them have CVT autos
now and I dont really like the idea of those much.

But if I come back to the idea i'd prefer a manual I can save a couple of
grand.

I dont really care about the price difference.

Looking for opinions from anyone who's changed sides.