Manual or Auto?

i have had a manual in every toyota i have owned except for the 01 DC and thats the reason i didn't like it as much. i was going to keep my 97 but when i heard i could get a DC with a 6-speed i went for it with my 09 DC and i love it. the shifter was a lil tight at first but after about 5K it's smooth as silk now.. In a 4wd, manual is all i'll have.

 

Auto.

I wanted a 6-speed, but when I drove it, it felt so clunky... But I still get my manual tranny fix with my daily driver.

 

I'm kinda torn bc I like both. I wish there was an auto with a sport shift mode

 

standard ftw

anything else and the buses would be racing past me on the onramps

 

i started drinving with a manual until i decided i needed a brake from the clutch so i got an auto.. love it but i miss feeling cool shifting gears.

 

I have the best of both worlds. I have the 6 spd man and my GF has the auto. Both crew cabs but hers is the pre runner and mine the off road. Hers has the 3.71 gears and mine is the 3.91 gears. she gets 2 to 3 MPG more than I do and it is nice to drive in town but I commute 50 miles a day on the freeway so I like shifting mine and offraod is simple with it being low geared enough. I also pull 4 quads with mine and it is nicer with my stick than the auto. Especially with icy roads and snow I can lug it a little more with out slipping.

 

like manuals but id say autos are better for offroading cause you get better control of your vehicle. so when your going over a rock you can hold the brake not falling off it cause your trying to give it gas and get over then you wont have enough time to hit the brake.

 

4LO and I don't need to juggle brake and gas. Just let off the gas, let idle pull it along, and hit the gas as needed. Although yes, it would be nice to be able to not have the clutch to deal with sometimes.

 

I have an auto because it was what available at the time and because the wife doesn't know how to drive stick anyways, but if I had more of a choice I'd go with a manual.

 

manual, i'd love too see how long an auto would last with me....

 

Manual. I enjoy having the manual, more gear control which sometimes is necessary with the 2.7L.

 

I was desperately trying to get a manual dc. Not that easy and i found a pretty sweet deal i couldnt turn down.

 

my first vehicle was a 5 speed jeep..Loved it..or so i thought. I got rid of it for my tacoma, and now i regret doing so just cuz of the auto. Im seriously thinking about going to my local dealer and test driving a new manual and then keep my 96 so i can have the best of both worlds..lol

 

Some times I wish I had the auto, but I am sticking with my manual - more fun to drive!

 

In some ways I miss manual. But LA and North bay traffic changed my mind.

 

For Daily Driver - auto
For weekend toy - manual

 

I would say manual because it keeps the girly from driving my truck, but having under gone knee surgery and having a tendency towards breaking my self while skiing or racing motocross, I have to say that an auto is much more practical

 

BOTH.

My '02 Taco is an auto, love it.
My '07 Jeep is a 6 speed, love it.

 

auto, cant shift and get roadhead @ the same time.

EDIT- I can drive a standard, my next double cab taco might just be one...