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I've only owned 4 ATs, but a dozen MTs. My wife has to drive an AT because of physical limitations. I prefer MTs for better mpg, better power, better control.
Some of the comments in this thread are wrong, IMO. Driving San Francisco's hills, I'd never do a hill start w/o the emergency brake. Sure, I could w/o slipping, but why burn your clutch disks?
Two other questionable comments were claims of AT longevity and MT lack of it. It's not difficult at all to have a clutch last well over 100,000 miles. When the AT in my Chevy Astro died at 130k miles, the transmission repair shop said I was lucky, as most owners with that transmission had them fail near the 100k mark.
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Darrell
Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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