yes I agree and we also talked to the cabin crew etc during an emergency but your post suggests you did it the whole time and also they do the normal pax brief in the Oxford MCC video on youtube too. And why do you need the autopilot on to talk to the pax? Isnt that what the PNF is for?
Anyways talking to the pax or not isnt why I wouldnt choose Oxford its the use of the autopilot. Its just I know from experience you dont use the autopilot in a sim check they assess you on how you fly the plane which you get good at by flying it hands on.