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

**dr. d** · December 26th, 2024 10:42 PM

MTs are perceived as more robust than their AT or CVT counterparts, and also cheaper to acquire.
besides, not all cities have their edsa...
heh heh.

**ice15** · March 11th, 2025 02:51 PM

The real reason automatics are quicker than manuals | Know it All with Jason Cammisa | Ep. 11
Hagerty

**Dr.Kamiya** · March 18th, 2025 10:50 AM

Toyota entering the GR Yaris 8AT in the Nurburgring 24H to prove its reliability.
https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/car-...a5100-20250317

**GTcervan** · March 18th, 2025 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by ice15

The real reason automatics are quicker than manuals | Know it All with Jason Cammisa | Ep. 11
Hagerty

Baliktad pa kasi dati nung 90s at 00s.

**Deestone** · March 20th, 2025 11:06 AM

After more than a year of driving a M/T vehicle. I should say that I now mastered it especially driving up a steep ramp with slow moving vehicles, no more vehicle stall.

**oj88** · March 20th, 2025 01:50 PM

I learned to drive an M/T (it's really more like learning how to use the clutch) around the early 80's on a fabricated buggy powered by a 70's Vespa scooter engine. It was ridiculously underpowered for its weight so it was a real challenge not to stall the engine. Coming from that experience, driving any M/T vehicle became easy peasy.

**Dr.Kamiya** · March 20th, 2025 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by Deestone

After more than a year of driving a M/T vehicle. I should say that I now mastered it especially driving up a steep ramp with slow moving vehicles, no more vehicle stall.

Nice. It's a great feeling!

I started driving with a bar-type (pre-boxtype) Lancer. Back in the days of carburetors it was a lot easier to stall a car -- you didn't just have to worry about not giving it enough throttle, but sometimes too much at the wrong time = lunod and it stalls all the same.
Next up was an L300 van which was a lot easier. The super low 1st and 2nd gears, and torquey diesel made it almost impossible to stall.

**dr. d** · March 20th, 2025 09:00 PM

learned to drive with a 70s escort mexico.
very unforgiving clutch. napaka-liit nang pagitan between loose and bite. cable type pa; malambot only when new. sigh.
in comparison, the toyota clutches i have experienced are very nice.

my besta clutch pedal was a bit heavy and had sharp bite. not easy to mix.
everything improved vastly, when i replaced the assembly with a japan mazda original.

**carxynogen** · March 24th, 2025 12:36 PM

How I wish I will be able to drive an MT
Kailan kaya ako makakadrive ng MT?

Honestly, Im not an MT driver.
Direcho ako sa AT, hindi dumaan sa driving school.
So basa-basa lang muna ako dito sa mga experience nyo.

**dr. d** · March 24th, 2025 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by carxynogen

How I wish I will be able to drive an MT
Kailan kaya ako makakadrive ng MT?

Honestly, Im not an MT driver.
Direcho ako sa AT, hindi dumaan sa driving school.
So basa-basa lang muna ako dito sa mga experience nyo.

if you wish, you can purchase a cheap MT car to practice on.

some argue that AT is the future, that MT is jurassic.
my thoughts are, "it's like insurance; you wish you had it, but pray you never get the need to call on it".