There is a specific preference amongst vehicle buyers when choosing the type of car they want to buy. Some want an auto transmission, while others, prefer driving a manual.
There are several factors that play a role in deciding which transmission to choose. Some believe that manual transmissions always provide better fuel economy, they cost less than automatics, and manuals provide prize performance. It may surprise you, but all of these are myths.
These untrue facts were developed and became wildly known because at one point in time manual transmissions were faster and burned less fuel than their automatic counterparts.
However, times have changed. The advancements in car technology has made significant changes in the vehicles we drive today with automatic transmissions.
With technological inventions of features like cruise control and continuously variable transmission, the myth of automatics burning more fuel than manuals, has been debunked.
It might be hard to comprehend, but it can be said that some of today’s automatic transmission vehicles, are even more fuel efficient than those with a manual transmission.
Therefore, it is no longer accurate to think that manual cars are better at burning less fuel and it should no longer play a role or be relevant when choosing between the two types of transmissions when buying a car.
Thus, when looking to buy your next vehicle, choose between owning an automatic or manual vehicle because it is the one in which you love to drive, rather than, relying heavily on an old myth that has proven to be incorrect.
You must have a preference and we’d love to know — Which do you prefer to drive, an automatic or manual vehicle? And Have you ever used this myth in the past when choosing which type of transmission you want in the vehicle you are looking to purchase?
