Battle of the Transmissions: M/T vs. A/T

[Ry_Tower]

He.he.he. If you are driving and suffering from gouty arthritis, better get an AT vehicle.

or if financialy capable, hire a driver. hehehe

[OldSchoolHack]

I guess it's a case to case basis then, and it depends on the height of the vehicle. The crosswind pretty much has a high stance compared to a sedan.

I've had bad experiences with M/T in floods... twice. Got stuck both times because the clutch would no longer engage. They're on a Lancer GLXi and a Sentra ECCS.

Never on an A/T under similar situations.

Not during Ondoy but I drove an AT truck on 36" water (close to hood) 3 times. Only problem was cleaning the underchassis afterwards and greasing everything else.

I was passing by stranded manual Innovas and Adventures with their owners having dagger eyes for my truck causing waves into their cars.

[Hamtaro]

oo nga. halos lahat ng lumalabas na top of the line model ngayon ay naka AT. depende na lang talaga sa driver kung ano pipiliin nyang tranny. AT for comfort. Madali idrive tapos walang stress sa matinding traffic parang bump car lang. Gas pedal lang, preno ok na.

Pero I prefer manual. Di ko lam e. Siguro sanay na ako. Hehe.

[eljo3025]

oo nga. halos lahat ng lumalabas na top of the line model ngayon ay naka AT. depende na lang talaga sa driver kung ano pipiliin nyang tranny. AT for comfort. Madali idrive tapos walang stress sa matinding traffic parang bump car lang. Gas pedal lang, preno ok na.

Pero I prefer manual. Di ko lam e. Siguro sanay na ako. Hehe.

It comes with the current cars that you have. Kung ano yung majority ng cars niyo. Yun usually yung mas prefer mo. Lalo na depende din sa congestion ng traffic sa lugar niyo.

[Hamtaro]

It comes with the current cars that you have. Kung ano yung majority ng cars niyo. Yun usually yung mas prefer mo. Lalo na depende din sa congestion ng traffic sa lugar niyo.

Lahat ng sasakyan dito sa bahay ay manual. Usual na dinadaan ko Ortigas or Marcos Highway. Hehe. Ayun. Nakasubok na ko ng AT once. Pinapaabante saken yung Lynx ng officemate ko dahil may binili sya sa Select, first time ko humawak ng AT na sasakyan. Ganun pala yun, pag inapakan mo lang yung preno habang nakatigil ka pa tsaka mo lang malilipat yung gear from P to D. hehe.

[eljo3025]

Lahat ng sasakyan dito sa bahay ay manual. Usual na dinadaan ko Ortigas or Marcos Highway. Hehe. Ayun. Nakasubok na ko ng AT once. Pinapaabante saken yung Lynx ng officemate ko dahil may binili sya sa Select, first time ko humawak ng AT na sasakyan. Ganun pala yun, pag inapakan mo lang yung preno habang nakatigil ka pa tsaka mo lang malilipat yung gear from P to D. hehe.

Opo kahit P to R lang po.

[galant E SS]

matic ako. i don't even know how to drive a manual and never interested to learn how to drive it coz it's so tiresome and old fashioned. well, it's just me.

[weisshorn]

A/T for me especially the new 6spd & the upcoming 8spd model.

Madalas na pinipili ang MT dahil mas matipid (depende na rin sa driver kung efficient ang shifting nya) daw.
Driving in heavy traffic condition, hindi ko talaga ma-justify ang perceived fuel economy ng MT (kung meron man) against sa stress at pagod ng dalawang paa kapag nasa traffic for more than 1 hr much more kung paahon ka pa ng fly-over

[Ry_Tower]

M/T for me.

[Hamtaro]

Still MT for me too. Di naman sya nakakapagod. Clutching, shifting. :D It really depends on the driver. Manual for the young, sa mga nagtitipid (sabi ng ibang AT guys), fun. AT for the old, comfort (sabi ng mga tsikoteers dito). kung paahon naman sa flyover, kung marunong kang tumimpla ayos lang. Yung road from Tanay, Rizal to Antipolo, zigzag. mas steep pa sa mga sa mga flyover sa Manila pero easy pa din sa MT. Di rin nakakapagod yung pagtimpla. IMHO.