Rent an automatic in Budva or at Tivat Airport. An increasingly common dilemma for today's drivers is whether to opt for a car with a manual or automatic transmission. So we at Rent a Car face the same questions every day in our desire to help our clients.
When taking over a rental car, drivers most often take into account their old habits - whether they have used a vehicle with a manual or automatic transmission more often in the past, but there are certain advantages to both options.
Rent a car car with a manual transmission
A manual transmission includes a clutch in its structure. In order to change the speed, i.e. gear, the driver must press the pedal, move the gearbox to the desired gear and then release the clutch pedal.
The mechanism of operation of the manual transmission itself (basket, plate) is wear and tear, and over time the reliability of the transmission decreases. More serious problems are observed when the gear lever is harder to move or the pedal is harder.
When repairing, a complete replacement is most often required, less often a repair. Despite this, when all is said and done, maintaining a manual transmission is still cheaper than servicing an automatic transmission.
One of the advantages of a manual transmission is that it transfers all of the engine's power to the wheels. Also, driving a vehicle with an automatic transmission in the winter months can be much more difficult and complicated than a vehicle with a manual transmission, especially if you are driving on a wet or slippery road covered in snow and ice - mostly because the vehicle's traction or skidding is much better controlled. Thanks to a manual transmission, parking is often much easier, especially on uneven terrain - uphill or downhill. In such situations, an automatic transmission vehicle requires additional driver concentration due to the sudden movements of the vehicle when starting.
Rent a car with an automatic transmission
On the other hand, when we talk about a vehicle with an automatic transmission, we will also encounter numerous advantages, especially for a rental car. The driver does not need to adapt to the rented car.
An automatic transmission means that the process of changing gears is performed by the transmission itself instead of the driver.
The driver's participation in changing gears is reduced to just a few operations. First of all, an automatic transmission does not have a pedal, and there are several controls on the gear lever: (P) - parking position, (D) - drive position, (N) - neutral position (ler) and (R) - reverse or reverse driving mode.
Driving with an automatic transmission is therefore maximally simplified, which is a decisive advantage for many when choosing. To start the vehicle, all you need to do is move the gear lever to mode (D) while holding the brake, release the brake and that's it. The same principle applies to other modes.
An automatic transmission provides maximum comfort during city driving, i.e. in conditions of frequent stop and start of the vehicle. If you are a novice driver, an automatic transmission is the right choice for you.
Small city automatic cars, such as the Opel Corsa, have been a real hit in recent years because they are easy to drive and ideal for city driving and parking in small spaces.
When talking about the disadvantages of vehicles with automatic transmission, servicing is the most important. Repairs are very expensive, and often impossible, requiring the purchase of a complete new transmission. The price of changing the oil in an automatic transmission alone often exceeds the price of a complete service of a manual transmission.
Automatic or manual rental car: which one to rent?
Finally, it should be noted that choosing a vehicle with a manual or automatic transmission is still a matter of personal choice and personal preferences, and often just a matter of habit.
In general, an automatic transmission provides greater driving comfort because the machine performs more operations instead of the driver. When it comes to renting one type of vehicle or another, you can consult one of our colleagues from Zim rent a car for any dilemmas.
The rental prices for these two types of vehicles do not differ significantly, and our rental car company expands its range of automatic cars from year to year.
