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

[dr. d]

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]

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

[Dr.Kamiya]

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

[GTcervan]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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".

[GTcervan]

Mas madali mag-balance ng clutch at throttle pag diesel, unlike sa gas na pupwedeng mamatayan kagad dahil mas nabibitin. Hassle lang talaga pag lumang model o pang heavy-duty sasakyan kasi matigas mga clutch at clunky mga kambyo (e.g. isuzu elf, adventure, l300, montero 4d56, etc.) pero yung mga mas moderno hindi naman na gano (like miata nd, korean cars at iba pa). Adjust nalang sa traffic.

[Dr.Kamiya]

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".

I think it would be cheaper just to go to a driving school and choose their MT option. Even a really cheap car will still be 50-60k minimum and it might not be something you want to keep long-term.

[oj88]

Ang dali lang sa L300. I got to drive both the gas and Diesel variant many many years ago. Yung Diesel variant kung walang karga, you can use 2nd gear like it's 1st gear. They have very short low gears and so, they are quite forgiving.

I also got to drive my dad's fabricated RV Mitsubishi Canter around the same time.

The last M/T vehicle we owned was a Hyundai Getz. Tiny engine + heavy body... not quite as forgiving if you are still learning how to drive stick. But it is good training!

Anyway, even A/T might be on its way out the door given that EVs are already coming in.

[GTcervan]

Yes, madali lang naman once nasanay na. Pero on a first few tries ko sa expressway, dahil sa column-mounted design siya tapos transitioning ipasok sa 5th mula 4th, naipapasok siya sa 3rd by mistake haha. Kaya biglang sigaw nung makina minsan. Pero sa mga modern oto usually masarap na talaga engagement ng m/t nila dahil malalambot clutch at smooth pati maliit ang bato ng shifter.