Does any other auto tranny Yaris owner regret not getting the MT?

[Yaristeve]

Originally Posted by Deathegg

I will say that if I move back to SoCal, with the many freeways and bad traffic, I will regret it, and will have to get something with an auto. However here in Pittsburgh, MT is the way to go. I just hate the artificial feel of the gas pedal and the slight increase in RPM's I get as I shift. Annoying. Other than that, I'm getting 39 mpg, so I'm happy. :)

Before you pre-determine that you wouldn't like an MT in SoCal, you should try it for a while. Once you learn to feather the gas and time your shifting/accelerating, you may find that using an MT in SoCal traffic is actually less tiring than an AT. I do; I can't stand driving an AT in LA traffic.

I think the ONLY place I would not want an MT is the hilly streets of San Francisco; my guess is that clutches don't last long there unless you have a car with "hill-holder" type automatic brakes like Subaru used to have. Even then, who knows? One may get used to commuting with an MT there as well...

[Deathegg]

Originally Posted by Yaristeve

Before you pre-determine that you wouldn't like an MT in SoCal, you should try it for a while. Once you learn to feather the gas and time your shifting/accelerating, you may find that using an MT in SoCal traffic is actually less tiring than an AT. I do; I can't stand driving an AT in LA traffic.

I think the ONLY place I would not want an MT is the hilly streets of San Francisco; my guess is that clutches don't last long there unless you have a car with "hill-holder" type automatic brakes like Subaru used to have. Even then, who knows? One may get used to commuting with an MT there as well...

I'm not pre-determining,,, I speak from having lived in SoCal from '05 to '09. I had my Festiva at the time, with a 4-speed, and thankfully I didn't go near LA very often. When I did, I had a long drive coming home to Riverside. However IF I move back, I'll have to live with the m/t and see how I like it. I don't generally like auto's, they never shift when I think they should, and driving is less fun. As I said the main thing about my Yaris is that weird-feeling gas pedal, but I see there's a fix for that.

As for hills: no problem for me, as I live in Pittsburgh, which is nothing but hills, and am used to it. The clutch in the Festiva was never changed and had 226k on it when I sold it, still working great. Having to traverse hills doesn't automatically mean the clutch won't last long; it's all how you use it. :)

[krolos]

I love my Auto , the Yaris Auto transmission really performs very
well ,responsive and smooth.

[daf62757]

Originally Posted by krolos

I love my Auto , the Yaris Auto transmission really performs very
well ,responsive and smooth.

Amen!

[fj40dave]

Originally Posted by krolos

I love my Auto , the Yaris Auto transmission really performs very
well ,responsive and smooth.

Me too