It's an age-old question: which is best when comparing automatic vs manual transmissions? It's one of the most important choices you can make when buying a car, as it can change the your enjoyment ...

A lot of cars only come with an automatic transmission nowadays, but a lot of them also offer a manual or sport mode, allowing you to change gears yourself.

The main types of transmissions are automatic and manual. We're looking at the differences and the similarities between them to help you choose what's best.

We’ve said of the automatic Tacoma that it’s often best to simply switch to power mode or be ready to slap it into manual mode, and by definition the manual gearbox solves that issue.

However, since how automatic transmission works is very different from manual transmission, automatic cars are advised to change ATF at longer intervals -- around every 60,000 to 100,000 miles.