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There is a few factors to this.

1. We drive long distances a lot in the US, we simply have more land mass and its not fun having to downshift, up shift, etc constantly and stopping and going in a manual.

2. New drivers who usually go and get there permit do not have access to manual cars because there parents usually have automatic for the same reasons above and they don't feel safe buying a seperate car that is manual that they feel they may not be able to drive.

Automatic can be fun, it is reliable and is simply better all around for daily drivers and also if you are in it for drag racing if tuned properly it in most cases is always faster then manual and of course there is no human error. I can drive manual but I prefer automatic.

Automatic has a lot of haters, hell there is people who have not even been behind the wheel of a car and claim automatic is shit and manual is better when in reality non are better then the other it all comes down to personal preference. It pretty much the same thing as fan boys you know Chevy VS Nissan Honda VS Toyota bullshit.

Agreed; and very well worded!

I don't see the hate in automatics, they have their place and the first point is a big one. Especially in a city area where downshifting to slow down is more work than just hitting the brake. (You don't have to always downshift when braking, but its a good habit)