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

[OldSchoolHack]

Ganun ba yun? overtake ako ng overtake sa Honda City 1.5 VTEC nasa D lang naman. yun nga lang pag ganito gawain ko lagi sayang sa gas. sa CVT gearless kaya wala low gear hi gear issue. Unless shift mo sa manual mode para meron ka 1 to 7 gears (di ko din ginagawa).

[emarqz]

sticky thread na pala to... It's been 3 years na since i posted this. Ngbibida kasi ung kasama ko noon na maganda ang A/T kesa sa M/T, samantalang kakastart pa lang nyang magdrive at matutong umapak sa gas. hehe. Nice to know dami ngshashare ng ideas dito, that's the spirit mga repa! i had my car traded in to a new one. i stuck to M/T pa rin. hehe. i'm open to ideas having A/T though.

Very informative... keep it coming mga repa!

[oj88]

A few more things I can say.

The automatic transmission has come a long way in terms of reliability and efficiency. Modern A/T's are more intelligent, more fuel-efficient, and sometimes integrates a lot of features previously only available to luxury cars.

It used to be that the only compelling reason to buy an A/T car is convenience, and that the price you pay is bad fuel economy. Now, fuel-efficiency on A/T's has become at par or to some extent, even better than M/T under certain situations. It'll be unfair to compare the modern A/T to the those models from the 70's-80's or even the 90's. So if the last time you drove an A/T was way back in 1989, you can't use your judgment back then and apply it to modern A/T's. If you need to decide, you should always test drive both M/T and A/T models of the car your'e interested in.

[scharnhorst]

Pag naging mainstream na ang Dual-clutch systems, lalong lalamang ang mga AT

[boy_tino]

dahil sa tindi ng traffic dito sa metro manila kahit mag alternative route ka pa mas maganda pa rin ang AT kesa sa MT.

MT maganda yan kapag medyo moderate ang flow ng traffic

[dr. d]

i think, after everything has been said, it's still a matter of personal choice. one thing, though, that a/t will never let you do, is to run your battery to death. because you can't push-start an a/t. and i love gambling with my battery. hehe.

[Jun aka Pekto]

i think, after everything has been said, it's still a matter of personal choice. one thing, though, that a/t will never let you do, is to run your battery to death. because you can't push-start an a/t. and i love gambling with my battery. hehe.

Nowadays, we have battery packs that hook up to cigarette lighters in case of a dead battery.

[Wh1stl3r]

Pag naging mainstream na ang Dual-clutch systems, lalong lalamang ang mga AT

True. No manual tranny can shift as fast as dual clutch trannies. Add to that gear ratios that are close to or even closer than manuals and manual trannies will soon be a thing of the past. Same as manual doorlocks, manual windows, etc. Even formula 1 uses multiple clutch auto mechanisms.

Isang advantage nga lang ng stick shifts, pantay ang muscles ng left and right legs mo. Pero kidding aside, iba nga yung enjoyment na nakukuha sa manual shifting.

[ronw123w124]

Matic for me, I even had my old MB converted to Automatic. Driving a Manual has become unbearable with the present traffic situation in the Metro.

[zantets]

if you have driven a modern matic car for quite some time, you will never go back to manual. promise.