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

**tidus1203** · October 11th, 2009 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by Gerbo

Just read that 2008 saw more AT vehicles sold than MT worldwide.

Yeah cause America is the biggest car market (2nd na pala after China because of the huge fall of car sales there) and Americans even boast if they can drive stick.

**alwayz_yummy** · October 11th, 2009 08:34 AM

pag brand-new at inalagaan mo ng mabuti ang AT mo no worries ka till its 20th year(i suppose)

**marvinnovation** · November 26th, 2009 02:09 AM

depends on what car he is buying. If SUV i suggest having an automatic. if car naman, go for the a/t with paddle shift if he will use it everyday.

on my experience, i have a car that has a racing clutch, hirap talaga idrive sa traffic. meron naman akong a/t car na malaki ang displacement which is 2.2 ok naman cya. parang m/t din ang acceleration.

one advantage ng manual is fuel consumption. pwede kasi ilagay sa neutral pag nakatakbo na.

**oj88** · November 26th, 2009 02:56 AM

Originally Posted by marvinnovation

one advantage ng manual is fuel consumption. pwede kasi ilagay sa neutral pag nakatakbo na.

If you stand by that argument, pwede din naman ilagay sa neutral ang A/T habang tumatakbo, right?

Anyway, I just want to point out that running in neutral is not good; A/T or M/T. Frankly, it's not safe. You can look it up to find out why.

Going back to topic, if you have a newer, fuel-injected car, keeping it in gear while coasting will shut off the injectors. This will save you gas while providing some engine braking, giving you more control of your speed without using the brakes.

**zel.chikot** · November 28th, 2009 08:10 PM

based sa mga nabasa kong comments, gusto nila ang A/T for *comfort* and for the ease.

for me, IMHO, pwede mo maramdaman ang comfort sa M/T even if it is on traffic conditions sa manila. kani kaniyang preferences lang po tlga yan, meron kasing iba, na tulad ko, na hindi naman nahihirapan driving a manual even in traffic. kasi nga, i think the manual tranny is in my blood na e. parang "sisiw" na un manual. FOR ME lang po ha.

pero for someone na talagang looking for a tranny for the sake of their ease of driving, go for an A/T instead kasi baka magsisi kayo sa manual

**1D4LV** · November 28th, 2009 08:15 PM

after driving an AT for more than 6 months, i miss driving a MT...
my next unit will be a manual, thats for sure.

**LeOxe** · November 28th, 2009 08:37 PM

i prefer fuel savings than comfort so i go with Manual Transmission. you will definitely get more fuel mileage than an Automatic.

**speed unlimited** · November 28th, 2009 08:48 PM

It depend on the owner preference like me i have a manual transmission car and automatic transmission . It depend on my mood which one to use.

**mda** · November 28th, 2009 09:21 PM

Actually wrt to fuel consumption, kung madalas ka mag highway, bumabawi na ang A/T cars due to longer gear ratios etc. (Noticed this on the Civic FD. Not sure to which other cars this applies to)

**basti08** · November 30th, 2009 01:03 PM

After having tested a both a Vios 1.3J (1.3L MT) and Vios 1.5G (1.5L AT).

I found loving the manual transmission better now, I never thought I'd love a Toyota manual. From the era of scratchy and rather notchy shifting AE101s ako lumaki kasi.
Pero yung manual tranny ng Vios is very slick. The matic is smooth shifting and nice company too, it's just that the stick is a better performer.