What do you drive - MT or AT? - Page 19 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

sf86 · 11-05-2012, 01:37 PM

i would get a MT if i live somewhere else but not in San Francisco. There are so many hills that made me bought the AT and no regret so far.

einzlr · 11-05-2012, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by White Shadow

That's so disappointing to hear. As more and more people abandon manual transmission cars, it will be harder to find them in the future. I was hoping that cars like these would help infuse more manual transmission drivers into the mix and make manufacturers see that there are still plenty of people who want to drive manual transmission vehicles.

Hehe the folks at C/D feel the same way - enough to start a movement. Perhaps you've heard of it.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...l-headquarters

Sigh-on-Rice · 11-05-2012, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Tigranakert

Doesn't it make sense that the car knows when to shift gears better than you do? The only way you will get more milage with MT is with Neutral driving. Me driving 80 on the freeway with cruise control gives me 40mpg. Going 45 on a street with cruise control and no breaking gives me 60+mpg. Automatic gives more MPG unlike the old times.

Automatic will never be smart enough to not frustrate me. I hate it when it up shifts 1 second before the up hill, stop sign, or etc. Automatic will never know what's coming ahead and prepare for it.

Nevermore · 11-05-2012, 01:42 PM

Automatic. It's nice having all the different driving modes and still know I'm not going to ruin the car with my potentially god-awful manual skills.

White Shadow · 11-05-2012, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by einzlr

Hehe the folks at C/D feel the same way - enough to start a movement. Perhaps you've heard of it.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...l-headquarters

Heard of it? Yeah, I'm practically a founding member!

White Shadow · 11-05-2012, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Tigranakert

you can turn off your car with Manual neutral and save fuel though.

While you're coasting? Not a good idea. But you can do that in an automatic too.

LeeMaster · 11-05-2012, 03:35 PM

BRZ MT.

I got another AT car if I dont feel like driving through rush hour burning up clutch.

Asphaltfrs1 · 11-05-2012, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by excited86

Another advantage of AT is I can hold my girl's hand when I drive.

I hold my girl's hand while I drive manual. When I have to shift I move her hand over the shift knob, and we shift together. Lol

-Asphalt 6mt FRS

dem00n · 11-05-2012, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Asphaltfrs1

I hold my girl's hand while I drive manual. When I have to shift I move her hand over the shift knob, and we shift together. Lol

-Asphalt 6mt FRS

I did that once, it didn't end well.

I went for the automatic, i had lots of fun test driving it. As someone who loves car i'm pretty damn sure this will be the only auto i'll own, because anything over 400HP needs a manual. Though i do miss dropping into 2nd gear and flooring it, i'm loving this auto.

einzlr · 11-05-2012, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by White Shadow

Heard of it? Yeah, I'm practically a founding member!

scuse me while I take my foot out of my mouth :P

:happy0180:

2manysubies · 11-05-2012, 05:51 PM

BRZL, AT. Because I WANTED to pay that extra grand or so for the AT. I enjoy the pain. ROFL!(right over my empty wallet)

R/Mac

midnightfrolic · 11-05-2012, 11:46 PM

AT because I dislike shifting. I also have allergies and sneeze very strongly. I am afraid I'll swerve when shifting and cause a pileup. Besides it requires much less thought control to drive and frees up my mind to think more freely. I also I've in SOCAL and traffic is a nightmare. Not fun even in an automatic. I can just imagine how many times one has to shift.

FR-S_Tacoma · 11-05-2012, 11:56 PM

AT. This is my fun car and unlike some, part of my fun factor is roadtrips so MPG counts. Roadtrip MPG i'm averaging 38.5mpg and my spirited driving is netting right around the 30mpg mark. Without the paddles though I wouldn't consider it, I like having the somewhat rpm control still.

Besides, if I really get manual withdrawal, I still have the 5speed tacoma =]

rikdrt1 · 11-06-2012, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I'm averaging well over 30MPG (and as much as 35MPG) in my 6AT, and I'm about as far as you can get from hypermiling with it.

yep-agreee.
ive got up to 41mpg on the auto. incredible - then u can drop into sport mode and its fun time ... smart AT.

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Automatic Transmission	270	26.01%
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11-05-2012, 01:42 PM	#256
Nevermore Wayward Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Hot Lava 86 Location: Bust of Pallas Posts: 3,336 Thanks: 1,669 Thanked 2,312 Times in 1,386 Posts Mentioned: 50 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Automatic. It's nice having all the different driving modes and still know I'm not going to ruin the car with my potentially god-awful manual skills. __________________

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LeeMaster Red wine Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ(R.I.P) Location: Denied Posts: 1,176 Thanks: 1,268 Thanked 342 Times in 240 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BRZ MT. I got another AT car if I dont feel like driving through rush hour burning up clutch. __________________

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FR-S_Tacoma Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Ultramarine FR-S, '02 TRD Tacoma Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 120 Thanks: 21 Thanked 61 Times in 30 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	AT. This is my fun car and unlike some, part of my fun factor is roadtrips so MPG counts. Roadtrip MPG i'm averaging 38.5mpg and my spirited driving is netting right around the 30mpg mark. Without the paddles though I wouldn't consider it, I like having the somewhat rpm control still. Besides, if I really get manual withdrawal, I still have the 5speed tacoma =] __________________

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11-05-2012, 01:37 PM	#253
sf86 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Red Scion FRS AT Location: North-CAL Posts: 132 Thanks: 61 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i would get a MT if i live somewhere else but not in San Francisco. There are so many hills that made me bought the AT and no regret so far.

11-05-2012, 05:51 PM	#263
2manysubies USN Retired Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: '13 BRZL, 05LGTL, 05LGTLSW, and +5 Location: Maine Posts: 42 Thanks: 7 Thanked 19 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BRZL, AT. Because I WANTED to pay that extra grand or so for the AT. I enjoy the pain. ROFL!(right over my empty wallet) R/Mac

11-05-2012, 11:46 PM	#264
midnightfrolic Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Scion FRS A/T raven Location: California Posts: 242 Thanks: 136 Thanked 51 Times in 33 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	AT because I dislike shifting. I also have allergies and sneeze very strongly. I am afraid I'll swerve when shifting and cause a pileup. Besides it requires much less thought control to drive and frees up my mind to think more freely. I also I've in SOCAL and traffic is a nightmare. Not fun even in an automatic. I can just imagine how many times one has to shift.

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