# Gas

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas/64543>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 10, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas/64543 "2011-05-10T00:16:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![bedrock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bedrock/32/868_2.png) [@bedrock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bedrock)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas/64543/1 "2011-05-10T00:16:47Z")

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what get better gas mileage manual or automatic.

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**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas/64543/2 "2011-05-10T00:20:53Z")

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In the olden days, manual. Today automatics are much improved and sometimes get better mpg than a manual in the same model car. I still prefer manual trans, but not because of mpg anymore.

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas/64543/3 "2011-05-10T01:14:35Z")

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If you are interested in a particular make & model, find all the information on gas mileage over here: [http://www.fueleconomy.gov/](http://www.fueleconomy.gov/)

And if you examine many models you will find that the difference in fuel usage between manual and automatic versions of the same car is only about 1 mpg.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas/64543/4 "2011-05-10T01:27:22Z")

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It depends. It depends on the environment (lots of hills or long flat roads? Most important would be your driving style.

In the end there was a big difference when my father bought a 1960 Corvair. The manual was OK but the powerglide (two speed automatic) was poor.  

Your driving technique will make a bigger difference than the transmission type in most modern cars.
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**Author:** ![badbearing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/badbearing/32/10683_2.png) [@badbearing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/badbearing)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas/64543/5 "2011-05-10T13:35:41Z")

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Over all i would have to say Automatics get better mileage but Im sticking with the good ol Manual. I feel like they are more dependable

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas/64543/6 "2011-05-10T14:11:44Z")

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At speeds below torque converter lockup the manual is more efficient.

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**Author:** ![badbearing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/badbearing/32/10683_2.png) [@badbearing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/badbearing)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gas/64543/7 "2011-05-10T14:28:13Z")

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This would be city driving?