I don't think automatic transmission is even an option here. Everything, including the heavy duty buses are manual transmission. How comfortable your ride is will be determined by how aggressive the driver is and how well they shift gears. Thinking back to the post about a Saturday night jeepney ride, I think there were two things going on I didn't mention. First, the driver was smooth and was not weaving in and out the way many drivers do, and second, he could shift gears smoothly. Probably some of that has to do with how well maintained a vehicle is, and for the most part, if it runs, it seems to be good enough, but driver skill also has to be a factor. Riding from Pateros to Guadeloupe early this morning, the driver was very smooth, and was not aggressively cutting people off, so it reminded me of the pleasant Saturday night ride.
Someone in the Philippines must be making money. I saw a Maserati dealership today.
The life and observations of a retired American teacher living in the Philippines
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