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

[babkalakal]

More than a decade or so ago, iba pa definition ng A/T and M/T.

A/T would have a torque converter and typically have 1 or 2 less gears than their M/T counterparts.

M/T would have a manual dry clutch and stick shift.

Nowadays, that line has blurred to a point that we have A/Ts that behaves more and more like an M/T.... Dual dry clutch, manual gear selection, etc. which oftentimes makes it at par with conventional stick-shift M/T in fuel economy.

Then there’s also CVT.... technically also an A/T, but not quite in the same ballpark as traditional A/Ts.

But one thing is still certain, A/T and all its variants will always have a higher TCO.... the price of convenience.

ano sir ibig sabihin ng TCO? thanks