well pag utilitarian vehicle which hauls heavy objects, M/T talaga, Manuel you control your ride, automatic the transmission chooses for you, I like and I choose/prefer manual because both of your leg/feet are working.
I don't like A/T because according to my observation, nowadays many automatic cars, the driver is doing another thing while driving, like for example, texting, calling, using their cellular phones, which they are not to be done.