To All Experienced Drivers: M/T or A/T?

harriene79

Hello, I'm planning to get a 2nd hand car. Anong mas ok M/T or A/T? Somebody told me kasi na delikado pag A/T dahil mahirap daw i maintain kapag nasira. Though mas convenient talaga siyang hawakan.

Sa mga nakadrive ng M/T and A/T na cars.. Feedback naman please.

Bea19

Ako we have 2 cars na ung isa M/T ung isa naman A/t. Ako I prefer M/T pag nagmamadali ako kse mas mabilis sya medyo na frfrustrate ako pag A/t kse mahina humatak. Mas mahal nga lang sa gas ang A/t kse mas malakas sya mag consume. Kung 2nd car at gusto mong makatipid mag M/T ka na lang kse ang A/t pag tumirik di mo pwdng itulak. Pero kung medyo tamad ka mag drive stick ka na lang sa A/T basa be prepared to really spend for maintaining your car at ang habol mo convenience at hndi bilis. Sa traffic ok din ang A/t kse ang right leg mo lang ang mapapagod.

[JZ] Nightmare

M/T

well probably iba yung feel eh. You could do lots of things in m/t than in a/t. i tried driving both but m/t gives you the "hatak" (pickup, response)feel. a/t cars malakas sa brake. pag tumirik ka sa a/t nako tsk tsk tsk... laking problema yan.

kung m/t yan mapapaabot mo pa sa red line bago ka mag change gear. di mo magagawa sa a/t yan.

kung babad ka sa clutch, a/t kunin mo. para la ka nang problema sa clutch.

well definitely mas mahal ang matic sa manual. that's for sure.

JENSIE_G

Ako I learned to drive sa M/T na vehicle. Sad to say, di ako talaga marunong mag-drive ng A/T na vehicles... Pero they say it's madali lang daw since driving M/T is harder.

c0ngster

been driving for 12 years now and it wasnt until i got my fourth car early last year that i drove a car with an automatic transmission.

i wouldnt go back to driving stick shift.

pinkpotato

i don't know anything about M/T cars coz i have an A/T and i learned to drive using that car. but if you want something that's easier to drive, I say get an A/T car.

NOKiE

I would consider an automatic if on any of the following: SUVs, biiiiiiiiig trucks, luxury sedans.

Ice Burn

Even if I have driven an Automatic, I still prefer an Manual car. Why? I believe you have better control over the vehicle for M/T cars.

[JZ] Nightmare

eh kung mag dadrag ka sa harbor kelangang manual. but i personally prefer A/T.

AbulugAdventure

I prefer driving manual...

You have better controls...pwedeng i-***** kung tumirik....bagay sa heavy traffic...galing sa akyatan sa bundok and sa mga lubak...

Automatic is also gooood, but mas sanay ako sa manwal.

KiTTY2babe

A/T

I have enough distractions already, I don't need to stress about which gear to put it in. The only bad thing is that, if you drive for like a long stretch, your right foot falls asleep.

milkyman

i'd love to learn manual but for now i can only drive an automatic.

Dunedain

Can't really tell since I'm a victim of both MT and AT. All I can say is that MT works well for me when I intend to conserve fuel, but AT offers convenience since I don't have to worry about the clutch.

luvrussellcrowe

i learned with a m/t but i drive an a/t now. mas madali i-drive kahit magastos sa gas and all. if you have some money to spend, i'd say for for an automatic. i woudn't go back to a manual anymore.

aussiepugo

can someone explain to me bakit mas mahal malakas sa fuel ang a/t kesa sa m/t?

kulantro

manual ka na lang pre.. boring ang A/T..

palin

Originally posted by aussiepugo
can someone explain to me bakit mas mahal malakas sa fuel ang a/t kesa sa m/t?

The difference is in the clutch.

Manual transmission have a solid link between the engine and the driving wheels. This way, no energy is wasted since no "slippage" happens throughout the drive train.

Automatic transmission on the other hand is a hydrolic/fluid clutch. Just an analogy, try putting two electric fans infront of each other. Turn on one fan so that the "wind" generated by the fan will drive the blades of the other fan, making it turn. This is what happens in an A/T. There is slippage in the drive train, your engine maybe turning at 100 RPM but it only transmits 80RPM.

p0werpuffgirl

it both has its own advantage and disadvantage... its much easier to drive with automatic especially when theres traffic pero kapag na-stranded ka sa baha, thats when the problem starts. as mentioned earlier, with manual, it doesn't take as much fuel as automatic does.

when i was back in vancouver, i drove automatic which was more convenient pero dito sa manila, i still drive automatic hehe, iwas baha na lang.

bluechips

if you're driving in manila...get an A/T...saves you a lot of stress... kung gusto mong medyo hataw na A/T, get an ALTIS

Of course mas hataw pa rin ang M/T, but with Manila's traffic situation and all, minsan ka lang naman magkaka-opportunity na humataw...

art727

Hindi rin ako naniniwala sa hatakan...noon yun! kasi gaya ng mga MBZ,BMW,LEXUS, ano pa ang hahanapin mo sa mga A/T? kapag tinapakan mo ito in 5.6 seconds nasa 65MPH ka na!..mahina pa ba namang hatak iyun? Sa Arangkadahan medyo panalo ang M/T pero kapag stretch iiwanan at iiwanan ang M/T at saka nasa Driver yan...kahit malaki ang engine mo gaya ng Mustang! 5cubic...pero kung ang drayber naman ay de-Kuwatro ala rin!

kulantro

sabi nila kapag nakapagdrive ka raw ng automatic, you wouldnt want to go back to manual..
pero ewan ko.. bumalik ako eh..