nsu

Because it's impossible to stall the car by mistake when the engine is still cold. So the AT 8 is more reliable in a way provided you do the proper warm up / 6k revs every other day drills religiously? Thanks!

expo1

Having a AT also PREVENTS you from performing the easiest fix of an flooded engine, the pull / push start. Getting an AT because your worried about flooding is silly.

jiggawha1

If anything a manual is more reliable being that they rev 1500rpms more than a AT 6spd.

nsu

The sticky says 6k rpm every other day is sufficient for general engine maintenance.

AJ's Shinka

I wouldn't say the AT is more reliable.

PeteInLongBeach

I see a lot of postings about 2nd gear synchro crunching and clutch replacements on the M/T. I have rarely seen any postings about problems with the A/T...

nsu

The AT has no clutch to start with...

Huey52

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I terms of sheer reliability calculations, the less complex the individual components the more reliable the overall system. An automatic transmission is a complicated unit with many moving parts. Having said that AT's themselves are far more reliable now then years past.

The premise of this discussion is rather silly however.

AJ's Shinka

Unless a transmission is prone to flooding...I believe the OP was referring to the overall engine reliability on a AT 8 vs MT 8.

JinDesu

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+1 this. If your worried about flooding, then even in the most remote chance, you're not going to be able to do the push/pull start.

Pico

iTrader: (2)

This topic of discussion is just silly.

jmc23200

If you want reliability.... get a Honda or a Toyota

Huey52

iTrader: (2)

^ Heard on the news this morning that Toyota is shutting down its sales and manufacturing of many models due to a sticking accelerator issue, so .......

jmc23200

It's still a reliable car And at least they are addressing the actual issue and not allowing anyone else to be put at risk.

Onyx57

not any more!!!