text: automatic or manual transmission? for daily driving and some weekend trips to the strip, which is better? what are the pros and cons? i would go with the automatic if it has the capability of shifting like a manual.  some call it trip-tronic, auto-stick, and the like.  this tranny allows you to shift without taking your foot of the gas.  i live in pittsburgh, way to many hills and stop-n-go for a stick.