manual or automatic for newbie? - Toyota Yaris Forums

nmgolfer · 10-06-2010, 06:29 PM

Automatic

Better high end gear ratio
Better resale (an increasing majority cannot even drive stick)
Nicer in stop and go traffic
appeals to the conservative drivers
gets decent mileage and shifts smoothly on or off hills

Manual

Better for hypermiling (coasting in neutral etc)
40 lbs less weight
Better for hyperactive drivers that like shifting gears
Appeals to rubber burner and car modifier types

Can't really go wrong with either. I drove both and chose the auto. That clutch is a bit weird. Anyway the Yaris is not a sports car to each their own though.

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10-06-2010, 06:29 PM	#19
nmgolfer Drives: Barcelona Red '09 Sedan Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Mexico Posts: 47	Automatic Better high end gear ratio Better resale (an increasing majority cannot even drive stick) Nicer in stop and go traffic appeals to the conservative drivers gets decent mileage and shifts smoothly on or off hills Manual Better for hypermiling (coasting in neutral etc) 40 lbs less weight Better for hyperactive drivers that like shifting gears Appeals to rubber burner and car modifier types Can't really go wrong with either. I drove both and chose the auto. That clutch is a bit weird. Anyway the Yaris is not a sports car to each their own though.