Manual Or Authomatic? - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

daq421 · 04-11-2007, 06:24 PM

Automatic for me..

brickhardmeat · 04-11-2007, 06:29 PM

auto

churp · 04-11-2007, 07:23 PM

I've got my manual tranny toy's, but gettin old enough now for the daily driver to be auto.....Seattle cured me with 15 min. to work and 1hr to home with my Fiat---5 spd gets old quick!

Sabina74 · 04-12-2007, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by churp

I've got my manual tranny toy's, but gettin old enough now for the daily driver to be auto.....Seattle cured me with 15 min. to work and 1hr to home with my Fiat---5 spd gets old quick!

did you have a fiat?
which fiat?

Basscat · 04-11-2007, 08:55 PM

I've got an auto in my boat-puller SUV, but I much prefer a manual for my daily driver. Granted, I'm not in a city, and a few miles of downshifting into the curves and down the hills on the way to work is much more fun than a city commute with a clutch. Depends a lot on one's environment, for sure.

Vervepipes · 04-11-2007, 10:23 PM

I got the slushbox (auto) for my wife. I've tried several times with a few cars to teach her standard but it's a lost cause. I prefer standard and will buy one whenever I get a chance. I learned to drive stick on this:

churp · 04-12-2007, 06:37 AM

Had a '71 124 Sport Coupe back in the 70's.....and an '81 X19 while in Seattle during the '80's....both good cars.

Sabina74 · 04-12-2007, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by churp

Had a '71 124 Sport Coupe back in the 70's.....and an '81 X19 while in Seattle during the '80's....both good cars.

X19 was fantastic! Expecially the one sold in USA.
I didn't know 124 sport was available in the USA!!!

aephilli · 04-12-2007, 08:53 AM

Different trannys for different uses, auto for mud bogging trucks, manual for tow rigs, auto for drag racing consistency, manual for autocross/roundy-round racing.
Old farts like me think people should know how to use both, no matter which you prefer, people in Kansas should know how to swim, just in case.

Lillydot · 04-13-2007, 12:07 AM

auto. why choose to drive with two hands and two feet when you can get it done with one hand and foot? this way i have a hand free to roll down a window (yes, i have manual windows! don't laugh!), talk on my cell, or just to scratch an itch!

Sabina74 · 04-13-2007, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lillydot

auto. why choose to drive with two hands and two feet when you can get it done with one hand and foot? this way i have a hand free to roll down a window (yes, i have manual windows! don't laugh!), talk on my cell, or just to scratch an itch!

we have to free hands with manual too!!!
but here in italy you cannot use free hand to talk with cell...it's forbidden!!!

weaponrcamry · 04-13-2007, 07:44 AM

Its a good thing to have both automatic, and manual. Thank god I have two cars

I hate driving manual in to much traffic especially on my work days and college. I usually drive my Camry(auto). For weekends when I want to get out the house its the yaris 5 speed.

the_boss · 04-13-2007, 09:26 AM

I can do all of that with manual

but I don't recomend it...btw my cell is a blackberry

kurokoma-kun · 04-13-2007, 09:36 AM

Mine is manual--had to go to "big city" to get as local dealer had only A/T on lot.

Dealers around here do NOT do the special order thing-- I had to go to Atlanta for previous car...

nsmitchell · 04-13-2007, 01:38 PM

I made the decision for an Auto because of city traffic. I love manuals in sports cars, but a stick in a Yaris would just get downright annoying after a while. My Lotus Elise, on the otherhand, will be a stick guaranteed! hehe I've heard people complaining about the feel fo the Yaris stick being slow in gear changes or something... My auto is as smooth and a babys bottom! Sounds like a little auto envy going on around here...

swng · 04-13-2007, 03:36 PM

One of the good things about choosing the Auto in the case of the Yaris is that there is only very little loss in terms of fuel economy. Please see Post #1100 for a detailed comparison in the Fuel Economy thread here - http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...4955#post74955.
The same may not be true of other makes and models.

eTiMaGo · 04-13-2007, 09:54 PM

well I must admit autos do have an advantage of smooth shifts. As smooth as I try to be when changing gears, I just hate to see the passenger's head move forward then back again. But it's getting better, I can sometimes do some half-throttle shifts without overrevving that are quick and smooth as butter

jamal1984 · 04-13-2007, 10:11 PM

Seriously i miss my (auto) pathfinder, but when i drove a Yaris Manual it's feel more like a car, and CRUISE is way better than Auto.
Best thing is i can slide my car back and forth at the red light. or when i'm in a trance mood, feel really good.

04-11-2007, 06:29 PM	#2
brickhardmeat Lonesome Cowboy View User's Garage Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Inner City, Dallas Posts: 2,995	auto __________________ SPONSORED BY

04-11-2007, 07:23 PM	#3
churp Clean and (dis)Functional View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2dr--Black Betty Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tropical Minnesota Posts: 562	I've got my manual tranny toy's, but gettin old enough now for the daily driver to be auto.....Seattle cured me with 15 min. to work and 1hr to home with my Fiat---5 spd gets old quick! __________________ ____________ Old School Cobble Jockey

04-12-2007, 06:37 AM	#7
churp Clean and (dis)Functional View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2dr--Black Betty Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tropical Minnesota Posts: 562	Had a '71 124 Sport Coupe back in the 70's.....and an '81 X19 while in Seattle during the '80's....both good cars. __________________ ____________ Old School Cobble Jockey

04-13-2007, 01:38 PM	#15
nsmitchell View User's Garage Drives: LB-Auto-PWR-ABS-Cruise-Springs Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,065	I made the decision for an Auto because of city traffic. I love manuals in sports cars, but a stick in a Yaris would just get downright annoying after a while. My Lotus Elise, on the otherhand, will be a stick guaranteed! hehe I've heard people complaining about the feel fo the Yaris stick being slow in gear changes or something... My auto is as smooth and a babys bottom! Sounds like a little auto envy going on around here... __________________ Other car is a 2005 Mustang Convertible 4.0L V6 Manual - Legend Lime Get YarAss in gear! RIP - Casey Tatum

04-13-2007, 09:54 PM	#17
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	well I must admit autos do have an advantage of smooth shifts. As smooth as I try to be when changing gears, I just hate to see the passenger's head move forward then back again. But it's getting better, I can sometimes do some half-throttle shifts without overrevving that are quick and smooth as butter __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

04-11-2007, 06:24 PM	#1
daq421 MPG is the new cool Drives: 07 Yaris sedan (silver) Auto Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 116	Automatic for me.. __________________

04-11-2007, 08:55 PM	#5
Basscat Drives: 2007 Yaris S Sedan Join Date: May 2006 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 16	I've got an auto in my boat-puller SUV, but I much prefer a manual for my daily driver. Granted, I'm not in a city, and a few miles of downshifting into the curves and down the hills on the way to work is much more fun than a city commute with a clutch. Depends a lot on one's environment, for sure.

04-11-2007, 10:23 PM	#6
Vervepipes CowCountry Hornet Handler Drives: '08 Sedan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Halifax, NS Posts: 176	I got the slushbox (auto) for my wife. I've tried several times with a few cars to teach her standard but it's a lost cause. I prefer standard and will buy one whenever I get a chance. I learned to drive stick on this:

04-12-2007, 08:53 AM	#9
aephilli Drives: 2007 yaris hatchback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: tallahassee fla Posts: 10	Different trannys for different uses, auto for mud bogging trucks, manual for tow rigs, auto for drag racing consistency, manual for autocross/roundy-round racing. Old farts like me think people should know how to use both, no matter which you prefer, people in Kansas should know how to swim, just in case.

04-13-2007, 12:07 AM	#10
Lillydot Absolutely Red!!! Drives: 07 A/T Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 63	auto. why choose to drive with two hands and two feet when you can get it done with one hand and foot? this way i have a hand free to roll down a window (yes, i have manual windows! don't laugh!), talk on my cell, or just to scratch an itch!

04-13-2007, 07:44 AM	#12
weaponrcamry Drives: Camry LE/Yaris Hatch 5spd Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: PA--->MD<---WV Posts: 77	Its a good thing to have both automatic, and manual. Thank god I have two cars I hate driving manual in to much traffic especially on my work days and college. I usually drive my Camry(auto). For weekends when I want to get out the house its the yaris 5 speed.

04-13-2007, 09:26 AM	#13
the_boss View User's Garage Drives: 07 YARIS HATCH 5 DOOR Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Montreal Qc Posts: 354	I can do all of that with manual but I don't recomend it...btw my cell is a blackberry

04-13-2007, 09:36 AM	#14
kurokoma-kun Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: my own little world Posts: 1,256	Mine is manual--had to go to "big city" to get as local dealer had only A/T on lot. Dealers around here do NOT do the special order thing-- I had to go to Atlanta for previous car...

04-13-2007, 03:36 PM	#16
swng Drives: 06 3-dr auto RS Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Posts: 1,051	One of the good things about choosing the Auto in the case of the Yaris is that there is only very little loss in terms of fuel economy. Please see Post #1100 for a detailed comparison in the Fuel Economy thread here - http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...4955#post74955. The same may not be true of other makes and models.

04-13-2007, 10:11 PM	#18
jamal1984 The Beautification of Car View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris S Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 967	Seriously i miss my (auto) pathfinder, but when i drove a Yaris Manual it's feel more like a car, and CRUISE is way better than Auto. Best thing is i can slide my car back and forth at the red light. or when i'm in a trance mood, feel really good.

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