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

[OldSchoolHack]

Madali drive AT. Yun lang yun.

[zner2525]

^ oo nga.. mas madali idrive ang AT.. sa sobrang dali, inaantok ako.. nangangalay left leg ko tsaka right arm ko.. sanay kasi ako one arm on the wheel, one arm on the gear.. hehe.. kaya mas prefer ko MT.. tsaka pag marunong ka ng MT, sure marunong ka ng AT.. pero may mga marunong ng AT, na di marunong ng MT..

[Zhandros]

^ oo nga.. mas madali idrive ang AT.. sa sobrang dali, inaantok ako.. nangangalay left leg ko tsaka right arm ko.. sanay kasi ako one arm on the wheel, one arm on the gear.. hehe.. kaya mas prefer ko MT.. tsaka pag marunong ka ng MT, sure marunong ka ng AT.. pero may mga marunong ng AT, na di marunong ng MT..

what i do if nangangalay na left leg / right arm with heavy traffic is to hold the steering wheel with the right and do left foot braking. Naka abang nga lang yung right foot just in case

[chanyto]

mas mkakatipid ba kung CVT kesa sa manual? on normal traffic conditions..

[zner2525]

what i do if nangangalay na left leg / right arm with heavy traffic is to hold the steering wheel with the right and do left foot braking. Naka abang nga lang yung right foot just in case

i've also tried that.. kaso nung ginawa ko yan, nagtalsikan mga pasahero ko.. nasanay na kasi left leg ko sa clutch, kaya pagtapak ko sa brakes using my left foot, binaon ko talaga.. hahaha!! magsimula non, di nako umulit..

[niky]

mas mkakatipid ba kung CVT kesa sa manual? on normal traffic conditions..

Depends on the CVT. If it's the dry-clutch Honda CVT, it's around the same. If it's a torque-converter equipped CVT... no.

[blue_gambit]

How about the the dual clutch transmission = automatic na mabilis pa! Ford Focus comes to mind...

[mazingerZ]

The one thing I hate about A/Ts are that when they get old, they tend to be sirain and medyo erratic na ang handling. I sometimes use the office Honda Civic LXi A/T and it sucks big time. However, I was able to drive the Ford Focus 1.8 Ghia A/T na me shiftronic okahy rin. Pero nothing beats a M/T pa rin. But I was also able to drive a sucky M/T din also - an XL corolla AE 101 which when shifting feels like you're holding a stick and stirring a pail full of rocks.

[sm2by]

For those who hate M/T, I highly advise you to avoid those stainless owner type jeeps(and maybe those PUVS if the situtation arises)!!!
It was like stirring cake batter, it had me thinking hard for what it was 4 speed or 5 speed it kept me guessing... and when it was time to find reverse....
After that horrible experience I came to love the M/T on my car more....

[boldventure]

I prefer M/T, mas madali lang mapagod sa M/T sa traffic but not that significant pero significant sa long drive like Manila to Cagayan (north). Mas control ko arangkada if manual lalo na sa overtaking.