what should we buy automatic or manual transmission for fuel efficiency and comfort?

[papi smith]

Nowadays, an AT tranny is something that allows you not to row your own gears. It can be a traditional AT, CVT, or DCT.

papi yung halos lahat lahat ay automatic para wala na talaga pagod

Got confused by the word "full", di ba all automatics are just that. made me wonder if there was some kind of half or hybrid a/t

[Egan101]

Got confused by the word "full", di ba all automatics are just that. made me wonder if there was some kind of half or hybrid a/t

Some AT cars give you the option to change gears on your own - paddle shifters or gear levers.

[papi smith]

Thanks Egan, it now occurred to me that a/t's are often referred to as fully automatics, like the washing machine.

[playplugg]

AT or MT..

"Depende" pa rin.. kung saan ginagamit ang certain "vehicle(s)"

M/T.. weekend drive lalo kung long driving.. ang stop-over lang ang toll-gate, or certain stop-over para magpahinga.. (food-trip or sleep) pag road trip ang usapan.. at madalas mag-travel ng at least 500KMS.. hindi problema ang fuel at transmission dyan....

Gulong at shocks lang talaga ang magiging maintenance nyan..


Sa A/T naman... very comfortable naman, lalo kung city driving, quite boring naman sa highway driving... still pwede naman i-over-ride, by means ng +/- or paddler-shifter... (Conventional AT/CVT/DCT)

Pag dating naman sa 40K KMS, ang PMS nyan sa AT... mandatory dialisis/change fluid na..

+ yung brake related system.. mas mabilis ang wear-and-tear......


Kung fuel efficiency kasi ang usapan... depende pa rin yan sa gumagamit ng certain driver(s)..


Both MT/AT...

Saka yung driving condition(s)..

[dr. d]

i'm not so comfortable with AT.
the car sometimes does something i do not want it to do, e.g., shift up or down.
also, i seem to lose the engine brake safety feature.
third, i feel the car does not "respond fast enough".
but that's me.

[Egan101]

^^^ I drive my CVT ride on the expressway every day. It’s not boring to drive and it is quite responsive. My previous DCT ride is even more responsive.


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[sean-archer]

Why do they say boring yung AT sa highways? Halos Nakababad ka pa rin naman sa highest gear when cruising using MT.

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[EQAddict]

Iove my ATs.

Fast shifting.... A manual cant hope to compete against the shift speed.

responsive shifting (i. E. downshift when i want them to etc)

manual over ride with paddle shifters if im in the mood for spirited driving or just for complete control of the engine rpm range

Comfortable in traffic

Really pairs well with the semi autonomous driving modes of my cars (i. E. Adaptive cruise control, self parking etc).

Fuel efficiency and all around stress reliever given our traffic situation.

Id think of getting a manual if its a sports car or an exotic.

But other than that they are being relagated to the econoboxes or the entry level versions of certain PPVs and Vans.








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[SoleusBB]

Bro, some AT models like the CR-V have a brake hold function that holds the brake for you in standstill traffic. You can literally put your feet down. The top tier model even has a low speed follow function that will allow the car to creep behind the car in front, keeping a safe distance in between.

These are nice things of course, but I don't want to "spoil" myself with too many conveniences.
--That's just me.

We stopped buying upper tier models and brands years ago. Not because we couldn't afford it, but after hands on comparison (through actual ownership), we got where we needed to go just the same. Sa viewpoint kasi namin, vehicles are assets, but not investments. If a vehicle's maintenance expense outweighs the mobility/security derived from owning it, we don't consider it a convenience anymore.

BTW, I drove a "junker" even up to the end of my residency. I never felt ashamed to be seen in it

[baludoy]

What are semi-automatic trannies exactly? I understand these are the trannies used by f1 cars.

Are these type of transmissions standard equipment in some carmakes?



do what you gotta do so you can do what you wanna do