Manual or Auto?

When I bought my truck they did not have a manual V6 on the lot. I would have loved to driven it. I'm sure I would have still got the auto, but it would have been fun to compare.
Do you even use first gear on the manual or is it like a granny gear?

 

I use it every day. You really can't downshift into it though until after the truck has stopped or you are going 5mph or less.

 

Yea, you have pretty much got to be stopped before you shift into it. From what I've experienced, it's excellent in the snow and mud though.

 

Or hill starts or towing or with a lot weight in the bed. If I can keep the wheels rolling even just a little I usually leave it in 2nd at stops. Sometimes even 3rd.

 

Dude, manual ALL the way. I just bought my first ever brand new vehicle on Feb 28th and I have been waiting for it for about 10 years now and the wait was well worth it! A 2009 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab MT in ssm. It is just the baseline model but that it all I wanted.

 

Auto

Every truck I've owned has been standard, now I'm to lazy to shift

 

Manual. Not really any trouble in traffic and gives me something to do while I'm driving. I feel like I'm more intimate w/ the car when I'm shifting

 

In my opinion if you only use the car for go to work or only freeway take manual .
If you drive off road or you like or have place for run manual ........Is better.

 

Just picked up my '09 Tacoma yesterday and it HAD to be the 6-speed. I wouldn't have bought it any other way. My old '86 Pickup was an auto but my '02 Protege5 is 5-speed. I just like driving manual transmissions more and I've been stuck in the worst traffic - just doesn't bother me. It certainly been fun getting used to the clutch on the Tacoma though. The fiance' is just going to have to learn...

 

Haha, it's a different animal, that's for sure.

 

Auto.. bc i cant drive a Manual too good.. only probobly driven 100 miles on a manual .. always had Autos.. and its easier to multitask when i dont ahve to shift.. plus how are you supposed to get road "pleasure" from your wife if you gotta shift..

 

You steer an automatic, you DRIVE a manual.

 

What do you ride?

 

Just bought my 07 Access Cab BECAUSE I found one with a six speed manual.

 

+1

My fiance's brothers both strictly drive stick and they've always said you "point" an automatic. There's just something fun about rowing through the gears with a manual gearbox. When I got my Tacoma it what a decent toss-up between the Tacoma and the Nissan Frontier. At the time I was looking at the TRD Off-road Tacoma and the Pro-4X Frontier. The fiance' liked the Frontier better but they couldn't get me a 6-speed from ANYWHERE in the U.S.! Decided on the Tacoma, determined I didn't need the TRD and went with the SR5. So I got my 6-speed and saved some money in the process

 

x3

 

Automatic is just chillin, you dont gotta do shit so IMO its better

 

i have a manual 99 AC.. it's nice

But i couldnt get an 09 DC LB 4x4 in Manual.

 

you might as well let someone else drive if you don't wanna do shit.