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

[dr. d]

I think that works for diesels or large displacement engines. A smaller car might stall.
Not healthy for the engine either as you're lugging it (the fact that the engine is shaking means it's under very high load).

that is correct.
the clutch pedal (how it bites) and the engine's torque, directly figure in how incline-friendly the vehicle is.
my first car was not friendly. the clutch was on the heavy side and it bit abruptly, and the engine was a weakling.

i remember,
i would start my besta moving from second gear, at low rpm, without complaint from the engine.

[Miles_on]

Hindi ko na iniisip yung steps when driving an MT. Parang instinctive lang eh.

• Pag naramdaman ko losing power na, downshift, if start na umire yung makina sobra, shift up para bumaba revs.

• If stopped on an incline, timplahin mo yung release ng clutch and gas when starting again so it doesn't roll backwards.

• If you're stopping, step on the brake lang (para may engine brake), then you step on the clutch last (when almost stopped na) so the engine doesn't stall

Learned to drive on, and have driven MT cars for years kasi (and at the time, AT's were considered expensive luxuries lang)

[dr. d]

Hindi ko na iniisip yung steps when driving an MT. Parang instinctive lang eh.

• Pag naramdaman ko losing power na, downshift, if start na umire yung makina sobra, shift up para bumaba revs.

• If stopped on an incline, timplahin mo yung release ng clutch and gas when starting again so it doesn't roll backwards.

• If you're stopping, step on the brake lang (para may engine brake), then you step on the clutch last (when almost stopped na) so the engine doesn't stall

Learned to drive on, and have driven MT cars for years kasi (and at the time, AT's were considered expensive luxuries lang)

or one can go AT.
'nuff said.
just be ready, in case AT uses more gas than MT, and requires ATF change on a more frequent basis..
heh heh.

[Dr.Kamiya]

i remember,
i would start my besta moving from second gear, at low rpm, without complaint from the engine.

Our old L300 was like that too. 1st is more like a crawler gear (4-Lo on a 4x4). It's only ever needed in situations like starting uphill while heavily loaded. Otherwise 2nd serves as 1st would in an ordinary car..

[dr. d]

Our old L300 was like that too. 1st is more like a crawler gear (4-Lo on a 4x4). It's only ever needed in situations like starting uphill while heavily loaded. Otherwise 2nd serves as 1st would in an ordinary car..

heh heh.
i discovered it on my own.

[oj88]

Yes, most of the time, 2nd gear is first gear for me on the L300 as well.