Originally Posted by Image
John ... indeed semi-autos are a halfway house (and can be driven on an auto licence ... just not anything with a clutch) ..... though in the same way Morgan driving differs from Audi driving in its sense of engagement, so a clutch and manual shift differs from a paddle auto in terms of driver engagement .... happy to acknowledge that I'm increasingly in the minority when it comes to such things. We do seem to have a generation on the way that see cars as 'meh!' If not downright the Devil's work so the finer points of gearchanging may soon be moot. 🙂

K

You reminded me of when I went to view my old (1957) Morgan. Took it out for a test drive, coming up the road to a turn I doubled declutched into third. The seller commented that I could drive!
Just about to start teaching my granddaughter to drive. She wants to learn on a manual. Probably will show her how to double declutch, but not when she gets to her test. My boys were told quite sternly by the examiner that double declutching is totally unnecessary.

1956 Plus 4 4 seater