# Manual vs Automatic Tranny **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** transmissions, bmw, 325\ **Created:** [March 24, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-vs-automatic-tranny/62950 "2011-03-24T18:44:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![meanjoe75fan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meanjoe75fan/32/552_2.png) [@meanjoe75fan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meanjoe75fan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-vs-automatic-tranny/62950/21 "2011-03-25T20:01:38Z")
I think it’s incorrect to say having the daughter drive a MT has “no advantage.” I’d say that there is a big advantage in having her learn to become a competent MT driver at a youngish age, when new skills are more easily mastered. First, she might be able to land a job on the basis of being able to drive a stick. I know I have. Also, if she does any future traveling, she might need to rent a car in an area where MTs predominate. Being able to drive a stick could also be a safety issue, as follows: she’s at a party; her ride home gets totally hammered; despite protests (“itssh okay, I can drive”) she manages to obtain the keys, only to find…a stickshift! And as long as we are talking about the “advantages” of a MT let me list the advantages I see, other than fuel economy 1. Redundant starting feature, in the event of starter/battery problems. 2. Lowered maintenance costs. 3. If buying used, probable lower purchasing costs. 4. Lower overall weight. 5. Lowered repair costs. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-vs-automatic-tranny/62950/22 "2011-03-25T20:34:25Z")
Yup. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/manual-vs-automatic-tranny/62950.md?page=1)