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

**nirvblakr** · January 15th, 2013 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by CVT

Pero, for equality,- the rest ATs na para ma-drive ni wifey...

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I totally agree. Ako kasi minsan papalit palit ng car depende sa pupuntahan. Eh kung may emergency at naiwan ang manual sa bahay. Di madrive ni misis.

**d_mac** · January 18th, 2013 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by CVT

May itinira pa naman akong isang M/T na ako lang ang gumagamit...

Pero, for equality,- the rest ATs na para ma-drive ni wifey...

Our eldest is almost in his driving age,- and I will teach him how to drive M/T first, for flexibility.....

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Not all wives though like AT as a matter of fact, and one of them is my wife

Maarte nalang tingin ko mga Pinoy lately hehe ---- Kesyo traffic daw chief at kung ano-ano pa.... Metro Manila resident kami at lahat ng sasakyan namin ay MT

Cheers!

**gearhead000** · January 19th, 2013 11:08 AM

used to be an M/T guy. tingin ko sa mga naka-A/T di nila na-eenjoy mag-drive. ngayon naka-A/T na ako, and still enjoy driving with it... especially nga sa traffic situation natin. dami ko rin nasirang kaliwang paa ng sapatos nung M/T pa. kawawa rin talaga transmission sa stop and go traffic lalo sa manual. baka nga di pa talaga marunong ng mga techniques on proper shifting kawawa talaga. and dati i go with the general idea na pag A/T malakas sa gas... pero nasa driving habits na rin lang yan. i still would want an M/T vehicle pag afford ko na mag-kotse ng dalawa (or more). pero kung isa lang, A/T pa rin siguro.

**zap.FREEDOM** · January 19th, 2013 11:57 AM

ako rin M/T din talaga ako, but recently nagkarooon kami ng A/T, sa totoo lang namimiss ko na rin mag-drive ng A/T...simple lang, if you want to speed up just floor the gas pedal, yun nga lang nalalakasan sa gas consumption, pero kung kukuha ako ng A/T, gusto ko yung may paddle shifter, para may M/T feel pa rin.

**d_mac** · January 30th, 2013 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by emarqz

Personally, having driven a car M/T for 5 yrs now, i encouraged him to get a M/T instead of his usual A/T. I haven't driven A/T cars that much, so i really really can't tell the better one objectively!

Chief, just for insight, i've driven both AT and MT, and whether the car is left-hand or right-hand steering.

Personally, in any case whether it be city- or out-of-town drives or in mountain passes, paved or unpaved roads, on- or off-road, i've always preferred manual tranny vehicles primarily because of the total connection and control with the car. We live in cities, and we always buy manual-tranny cars, by the way.

The only advantage i see with an auto-tranny is the ease of driving when one is having a blow job

Cheers!

**igiwtf** · February 4th, 2013 10:30 PM

For metro manila use mas prefer ko a/t with sportronic rather than a mt. Lahat ng madadaanan mo ngayon traffic medium to heavy

**Retz** · February 4th, 2013 10:36 PM

^

mas tipid lang nga sa gasolina pag manual tranny.

**blue_gambit** · February 5th, 2013 05:14 PM

Matic talaga, nakakapagod lang ang manual... hehehe

**Noel Salisipan** · February 13th, 2013 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by Retz

^

mas tipid lang nga sa gasolina pag manual tranny.

Thats the old belief & not applicable versus the modern a/t!

**alvinator** · February 13th, 2013 09:45 AM

Attended driving school for 7 hrs manual, it was too tiring for me tapos ang tigas pa ng clutch. Bandang huli namamatayan or nagjejerk yung kotse kasi nagmamadaling bumitaw yung paa ko sa clutch dahil sa pagod.

Then I attended 4 hours of matic, laking ginahawa sa legs ko and I was able to focus more on other stuff like cornering so in a sense I think mas secure family ko kung matic yung idridrive ko.