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

**ghosthunter** · June 13th, 2011 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by Muscat

Yes, but generally AT's are problematic, just read the Transmission Problems thread here in tsikot.com. Ang daming horror stories, they had to look for surplus transmissions sa banawe or evangelista st. If they are lucky, they will get a good one if not it will be a big waste of hardearned money.
This will rarely happen sa MT, these are robust and can take any abuse from drivers.

You have to take it with a grain of salt. Note that many of the "horror stories" would be cars older than ten years old.

Even my 12 year old corolla already had it's A/T tranny replaced mainly because I pretty much abused it for the first eight years. The surplus tranny I have now works well enough without problems.

We just have to keep in mind that our cars were designed to have a service life of five to ten years of being relatively problem free. So if you are buying a new car or a relatively "young" car, you can expect relatively problem free motoring for a long while.

**woohoo** · June 14th, 2011 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by Muscat

Hello good afternoon, as for me never na akong bibili ng AT! Sirain ang AT at pag nasira,whole transmission replacement kasi walang nag re-repair ng AT transmission!.

And it also cannot last kung hard driving ang style mo like jackrabbit starts, heavy traffic and fully loaded ang car. Mabilis mag init ang AT and this cause premature damage.
So those with AT, be warned, take good care of your AT kundi you are in for a very expensive ordeal.

It would not be wise to do jackrabbit starts with any vehicle, anyway, be it A/T or M/T. Even an M/T car will not last as long as a light-duty one if you use it fully-loaded most of the time.

Bottom line: be good (and gentle) to your car and it will last longer than if you abuse it. [size=1]667/3,918[/size]

**Muscat** · June 15th, 2011 01:51 PM

Yes, I agree, the best I think is that after 5 years or 65,000 km. start looking for buyer of your car. This is because you have already benefitted from the trouble-free life of your car and now it is better that somebody else pay for the coming trouble filled end of your car.
This is especially true with AT transmissions, and other complicated double clutch, or other fancy named transmissions.

**Muscat** · June 15th, 2011 02:04 PM

In addition, talagang ganyan yata, if you want the convenience of an AT, then you should take extra care of your transmission more than anything else in your car. Especially new AT's it is so complicated and demands regular maintenance, unlike MT which will last until the end of your car and is easily repaired.

**Benzmizer** · June 15th, 2011 02:22 PM

Back in the day, I consider A/T a LUXURY but with the worsening traffic condition, it's now a NECESSITY. Both my Trooper and MB 240D are A/T. I would not mind owning a M/T if it'll just be an alternate (coding) car or Sunday car.

I have not back read the thread but I would assume a forumer (such as Muscat) have already posted that an A/T requires regular maintenance (change tranny fluid and filter) for a transmission overhaul would extremely be expensive.

**MAST3R** · June 23rd, 2011 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by GodziRRa!

Pag traffic and w/ my family matic. But if walang masyadong traffic, and ako lang or w/ my wyfi, manual. hehe.

Ganun! trying to look like manual transmission! Anong kanbaduyan naman yan, uber rice!

Oo nga meron akong nakita, Tama ka baduy nga, hahaha!

**alwayz_yummy** · June 23rd, 2011 07:57 PM

madaming new technologies...pero, umiiral parin ang mga "old ways"

putting ATF on a CVT tranny, papatayin agad ang turbo-charged engine(be it gas or diesel, esp crdi & vgt), alisin ang thermostat sa coling system, papainitin ang makina...

siyempre most users dont know how to properly care their vehicle...alam lang gamitin.. kaya ayun...

**umi001** · June 23rd, 2011 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by Benzmizer

Back in the day, I consider A/T a LUXURY but with the worsening traffic condition, it's now a NECESSITY. Both my Trooper and MB 240D are A/T. I would not mind owning a M/T if it'll just be an alternate (coding) car or Sunday car.

I have not back read the thread but I would assume a forumer (such as Muscat) have already posted that an A/T requires regular maintenance (change tranny fluid and filter) for a transmission overhaul would extremely be expensive.

Agree with this - I'd not mind having a M/T car, but not for a daily driver, especially in Metro Manila.

**ghosthunter** · June 23rd, 2011 11:19 PM

If the traffic condition in the metro wasn't as bad as it is, I would love having a manual tranny car to drive everyday. But we have to face reality of the situation. Even when I had my weekend toy car (M/T), there were times I wished it was automatic because of some really bad traffic jam on the road I was driving through then.

**Ry_Tower** · June 24th, 2011 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by Muscat

Yes, I agree, the best I think is that after 5 years or 65,000 km. start looking for buyer of your car. This is because you have already benefitted from the trouble-free life of your car and now it is better that somebody else pay for the coming trouble filled end of your car.
This is especially true with AT transmissions, and other complicated double clutch, or other fancy named transmissions.

Kung mapera, ok lang yan.