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

[brynne]

hays, problem ko din to, girl pa naman ako, kaka-start ko lang matutong magdrive, at gusto ko talagang mahasa sa manual, hehehe..pero yung iba sabi mag-A/T na lang daw ako, nyahaha, gusto ko rin ng A/T para relax lang...naguguluhan tuloy ako

[JohnM]

hays, problem ko din to, girl pa naman ako, kaka-start ko lang matutong magdrive, at gusto ko talagang mahasa sa manual, hehehe..pero yung iba sabi mag-A/T na lang daw ako, nyahaha, gusto ko rin ng A/T para relax lang...naguguluhan tuloy ako

Get an AT for your daily drive then learn how to drive an MT via a driving school. Di ka pagod sa araw-araw pero kung kelangan mag-MT kaya mo pa rin. IIRC some driving schools have 1-2 hour "refresher" courses to keep skills from getting rusty. Another option is to look around for car rental companies that allow you to drive the car yourself.

Personally I miss driving an MT especially on long highway trips. Then I get stuck in traffic and thank myself I got an AT

[swim_fatale]

Same predicament as brynne. I'm also a female newbie driver who can't decide between A/T or M/T. I know how to drive M/T thanks to my driving school but I'm not very good at it. I recently bought my first car, a 2nd hand '92 Toyota Corolla XE (small body) and although it's a good buy, mabigat syang i-drive for a newbie like me. I'm now planning to buy a brand new A/T car. Problem with A/T is, I'm worried about the FC and whether it can go through flooded streets. Low budget pa naman ko, I can only (barely) afford a Celerio or a Picanto..

[Arshxd]

Hate ATs. They're too boring to drive, unlike an MT where you're always busy. With practice, shifting becomes second nature and i'd say it's barely more tiresome than driving an auto. The difference is that it's much harder to text and drive with an MT, which I find is very tempting to do with an AT because one of my hands is free. Just go into neutral in traffic if it's tiring to hold down the clutch for so long. Hill starts: handbrake -> half-clutch + half-throttle -> release handbrake, Simple.

[niky]

You can certainly make calls on a cellphone with a manual. And eat fast food. And a million other things.

[JohnM]

Yeah like the Adventure driver who cut me off this morning because his cel was on his left and he had to shift and turn with his right hand only

[Arshxd]

You can certainly make calls on a cellphone with a manual. And eat fast food. And a million other things.

But you need to be a very skilled driver to do that though. A first-time driver would never think to do that unless you were in an AT.

[jjmd3_787]

a/t for leisure and heavy traffic driving, m/t for kick ass driving

but i'm comfortable with both. the only obvious difference is that a/t maintenance is much costly

making a call thru your celfone and eating your fave snacks are acceptable BUT texting while driving is a big NO NO !