it's easy. go to any of the search engines and engineering sites and do your research

henry007:

Dat stil doesnt prove anything.I think we need an auto engineer expert because this ,4 now, is only a matter of individual taste and preference.

I agree, most of the comments here are based on individual preference.

But, I'm speaking from an engineering point of view, and yes, I am a qualified one.

Auto jooooooooooooooo , Spoil the car and spare the man body.

Why am i working , little stress and much comfort , Oyinbo know why he made Auto
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As a lazy lady driver a prefer automatic car. I ain't got time for all that gear changing.

Part of the preference is due to lazyness in changing gears in MT.

AT will be good where there is traffic build up like Lagos even though it will burn your fuel and other stuff but then you stop worrying to change gears.

In lagos, maintance wise MT will be the best as it can cope with all eventualities.

BY the way I knew that ML mercedez has what is called Tiptronics, which allows you to drive the car like MT even though is AT. You can change the gears by just pushing the side to you and it will go from gear 1/2 to 4

I don't remeber using the manual transmission often though since I just concentrate on the AT to be able to use phone, put on music , Dvd etc sat nat so on a balance if i was to drive a sport car, then MT will be my choice to rev the car and change the gear to get the performance out but if it is just for ordinary motoring to work, out , travel while troubling yourself when you can have AT.

In lagos not such a good idea for AT for maintance sake.

So it may be better to have manuals as Auto can give you more problem and mechanics even in the UK and USa knows that AT is more expensive to maintain.

The issue of manual vs auto in cars is solely a personal taste one. If i am an enthusiast driver, obviously i would prefer a MT but if i am a commuter just going to work, meetings, etc Why on earth would I need a MT? As per the issue of maintenance, any issue in a transmission is caused by the owner i believe. people dont even understand what the gears are for (P,R,N,D,2,L). The auto manufacturers didnt make these cars to pack up. The oldest AT car I have owned was a 1990 Mitsubishi galant and i never had any issue with the tranny and trust me, the car was old, always giving other issues but never the gear box.

[size=28pt]MANUAL[/size] IT IS

Manual is obviously better with Auto the car is driving itself but with Lagos traffic Auto is a more enjoyable option

AT for life

A-40:

Manual is obviously better with Auto the car is driving itself but with Lagos traffic Auto is a more enjoyable option

. . .YEAH MAN, LAGOS TRAFFIC COULD BA REALLY CRAZY

AT IS SIMPLY FLY. TALK ABOUT BEING A HOTTY WITHOUT DRIVIN AN AT. MT IS 4 THE ANCIENT AND GIGLIKE FOLKS SORRY 2 SAY. HAVE U EVE HEARD OF A CELEBRITY SWITCH BETWEEN GEARS?HE/SHE MUST SUCK!!! I MEAN LETS REALLY TALK ABOUT 'CLASS' AND NOT[/s] FANATICS[s]WHIMPS

, ONCE THE SELECTOR IS ON "", PUSH THIS PEDAL TO GO AND THAT OTHER ONE TO STOP, BROS DO YOU CALL THAT DRIVING??
DRIVE THE CAR; DON'T LET THE CAR DRIVE YOU!!!!

MANUAL ROCKS,
AUTO SUCKS!!!!

@ Meristem, it is called driving!

We who use Autos, don't have to do our "aerobics" while we drive.

Just kidding, if driving has been simplified, why "stick" to the "harder" way?

i spent 4hrs on the road last week friday during the experience nite and there and then,i made up my mind about dumping my MT for an auto.
useless lagos roads!

i guess At is the best in Nigga.Cos At is now every where and taking over the world of cars and drives.At for life.Manual sucks and is stressful

Why don't you just have the best of both worlds:
- The ease of the AT
- The fun of MT shifting and downshifting
GET AN AUTO TRANSMISSION WITH TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE GETTING BETTER EACH DAY.

sojioguns:

Why don't you just have the best of both worlds:
- The ease of the AT
- The fun of MT shifting and downshifting
GET AN AUTO TRANSMISSION WITH TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE GETTING BETTER EACH DAY.

All hands are not equal brother, but for the mean time AT makes driving interesting,at least one needs not to breakup with his woman in the course of teaching her  driving.  

i dnt knw why people talk blindly anyaway
its AT anytym anyday
clean cars lyke camry 2007-2008 comes wit auto
manual is old fashioned
mak una throwaway all una manual cars

thats an advice

@ igwe 1, LMAO!!

@ 190, I think it would be safe to infer that this debate is solely a personal preference one. Go for the one that suits you.

My last car was a MT Toyota Yaris Sport and honestly it made me love MT, fun to drive, but I also lost some shoes (if you know what i mean). Now I would stick to auto anyday, preferably with tiptronic.

nothing you wont see on nairaland.no type of people you wont see.can u imagine someone closing another person thread when he or she is not the moderator.that is a coup o.

To get the best out of a car Manual.
For people wey sabi driving Manual.

I will go with Manual all the way.

So for somebody owning a car for the first time what will be the best option for such; auto or manual?