Which is the best "Manual or Automatic"??

**margaux** · February 12th, 2006 05:41 AM

honda city 1.3S
honda city 1.5V
honda jazz 1.3S

mitsubishi lancer 1.6 i think is cvt

**nugundam93** · February 12th, 2006 05:56 AM

the lancer na 1.6 po and 1.8 is cvt. pero for the 1.6 na base model is not cvt.

**ian_rex** · February 12th, 2006 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by alwayz_yummy

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manual tranny --> not hard to maintain, just be prepared every 30-40 thousand kilometers for a pressure plate-clutch-relase bearing replacement. and its some what inconvienient in a very-very stop-and-go traffic.

there is no need to replace really, unless you're a 'clutch driver'. all and still, there is no substitute for M/T. you just have to replace the transmission oil every 40T Kms. think about this, when you got yourself an A/T when got your batteries flat, you can't get it started unless you have a jumpstart cable, or tow it without having to lift the vehicle on its drive wheels...

**onie** · February 12th, 2006 10:24 AM

I've had quite a few stick shift cars, they're great if you don't have to deal with a lot of traffic. My current cars tranny (auto/tiptronic) is okay. Wifes car has a cvt (nissan murano). Lots of power but gas mileage is not that great. I test drove an Audi A3 with a DSG a couple weeks back and that is probably the best transmission right now.Beats manual and auto.

**onie** · February 12th, 2006 10:25 AM

sorry double post

**finchy18** · February 12th, 2006 12:17 PM

yun pwde ma manual at ma matic.

**gearspeed** · February 12th, 2006 01:08 PM

Manual pa rin ako kase iba pa rin kapag manual eh sa experience ko parang hindi ko controlado ang matic..

**kmo** · February 12th, 2006 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by orly_andico

uy.. di ko alam yan ah. i thought only the M5 had the SMG tranny. i guess it "went down" the food chain na if a 3-series has it.

dati pang may smg sa 3 series yung m3 may smg plus yung 325 m sport has smg

ako naman i have both matic and manual been driving manual since i got nagstart ako magdrive and right now i think it really depends on the car e kung mga small cars like mga altis jazz etc id prefer manual if its bigger na mga suv like pajreo expe id get a matic pero for everyday? manual nlng ako mas masaya ako and same lang e kung traffic nakakapagod din ang matic on both feet gas brake gas brake and the other walang ginagawa ......

overall mas for manual ako iba parin e expecially on performance cars plus mas reliable de nagkakaproblema

**squala** · February 12th, 2006 08:23 PM

Pinakakalaban natin sa M/T is the need to replace the clutch after a number of years or miles. Badtrip dito is wala pang way para mapagawa na lang yung parts kaysa palit ng palit.

So far, SMG and DSG are beginning to bridge the gap between M/T performance and A/T convenience. These innovative gearboxes already perform the same, if not even better, than their stickshift counterparts. For example, the Volkswagen Golf GTi DSG accelerates to 60 mph .3 second quicker than the manual.

Perhaps the cost of building such transmissions is still a problem, which is why they haven't found their way in economy cars. I guess CVT is the best answer so far.

**Autobeat** · February 13th, 2006 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by rdecruze

Brand new target ko! Altis or MX. My wife likes manual of Honda or Toyota.
I've experienced driving A/T outside pinas, all rented cars, and i like it!!

Go for the matic! If between Altis and MX, I suggest Altis. Goodluck in your final pick.