Manual or Automatic

Sean150 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:03 am

Manual or Automatic, which do you prefer in general

Inc · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:07 am

Depends on vehicle.

ORV = Auto

Sportscar = Manual

Since this is a Jeep site I voted Auto.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:08 am

DD usually an auto, but for a trail rig/ fun toy a manual.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:11 am

nothing better than running anything through the gears but for a everyday driver in and out of traffic a manual gets real tiring I don't care what

cluelessklewer · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:13 am

In general being the key phrase, manual. Trucks and suv's, auto. I wont own a car unless it's a manual.

InCommando · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:27 am

Manual: twice the gearing options on & off-road and in many cases, crawl ratios that only a doubler or a high-zoot transfer case can allow an auto to match. A clutch is much easier to replace than an auto is to rebuild. In most cases, they have much greater ability to survive water exposure. And if you choose to drive in a way to piss off everyone around you, you can easily exceed EPA estimates.

But my '80 is being converted from 4spd to auto, and one of the reasons is the ease of driving in daily traffic. My wife cannot even drive a stick anymore after her dead-guy ACL transplant.

Sean150 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:32 am

Interesting, iv always looked at both sides but sadly I can't vote because Iv never had a chance to drive a manual even though I understand how to.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:43 am

Sean150 wrote:

Interesting, iv always looked at both sides but sadly I can't vote because Iv never had a chance to drive a manual even though I understand how to.

Kids now a days :roll:

everyone should be taught to drive a manual in Drivers Ed classes, that and change a tire, be part of the drivers test, would take a lot of idiots off the road :wink:

Sean150 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:44 am

tommudd wrote:

Sean150 wrote:

Interesting, iv always looked at both sides but sadly I can't vote because Iv never had a chance to drive a manual even though I understand how to.

Kids now a days :roll:

everyone should be taught to drive a manual in Drivers Ed classes, that and change a tire, be part of the drivers test, would take a lot of idiots off the road :wink:

Ah I said I know how. Iv been taught on a Fiero and a 05 Corvette but iv never driven one on a daily basis.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:47 am

Sean150 wrote:

tommudd wrote:

Sean150 wrote:

Interesting, iv always looked at both sides but sadly I can't vote because Iv never had a chance to drive a manual even though I understand how to.

Kids now a days :roll:

everyone should be taught to drive a manual in Drivers Ed classes, that and change a tire, be part of the drivers test, would take a lot of idiots off the road :wink:

Ah I said I know how. Iv been taught on a Fiero and a 05 Corvette but iv never driven one on a daily basis.

come on if I don't give you a hard time and keep you straight who will?

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:13 am

tommudd wrote:

Sean150 wrote:

tommudd wrote:

Sean150 wrote:

Interesting, iv always looked at both sides but sadly I can't vote because Iv never had a chance to drive a manual even though I understand how to.

Kids now a days :roll:

everyone should be taught to drive a manual in Drivers Ed classes, that and change a tire, be part of the drivers test, would take a lot of idiots off the road :wink:

Ah I said I know how. Iv been taught on a Fiero and a 05 Corvette but iv never driven one on a daily basis.

come on if I don't give you a hard time and keep you straight who will?

I WILL!

NERD!!!!!!!

JK
I voted for Auto... I'm sure the computer can shift better than I can.. :roll:

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:19 am

For technical offroading(AKA rockcrawling) a auto is the way to go.................

Good...........

1-less "shock" loads on the drivetrain due to the TC taking all the shock loads
2-no need to worry about that 3rd pedal if your not geared low enough
3-can be modified to handle more power without going to a bigger trans
4-lighter

Bad...........
1-high heat build up that needs to be cooled
2-trans pan is a weak point
3-lower crawl ratios(actually need lower ratios to operate correctly)

The good points highly outway the bad in the auto vs manual.

ohv_kj · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:40 am

for me a manual on the street and auto on the trail...manual on the trail just makes my cafe hurt just thinking about it...lol

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:59 am

I would kill to have my 2 door XJ back with the 4.0 and 5 speed, I have been looking ever since I sold it and I cant find any :cry:

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:02 am

I love running the gears

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:26 am

Diggerfreek wrote:

I love running the gears

I like running gears on most anything, but the best is in a long nose Pete with a kitty cat up front ( turned up just a little :twisted:

), 8 inch straight stacks and the jake on full at 3 A.M. with a full moon, running east out of Denver

got the picture :wink:

cluelessklewer · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:26 am

ohv_kj wrote:

for me a manual on the street and auto on the trail...manual on the trail just makes my cafe hurt just thinking about it...lol

i had a red explorer on 33s with a 5 speed before the jeep and trust me, VERY true statement. It felt like i had a charlie horse after every trail ride.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:40 am

cluelessklewer wrote:

ohv_kj wrote:

for me a manual on the street and auto on the trail...manual on the trail just makes my cafe hurt just thinking about it...lol

i had a red explorer on 33s with a 5 speed before the jeep and trust me, VERY true statement. It felt like i had a charlie horse after every trail ride.

back in 88 I had a CJ that I loved to drive, but same way couldn't walk the next day after trail riding, finally sold it

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:10 am

tommudd wrote:

Diggerfreek wrote:

I love running the gears

I like running gears on most anything, but the best is in a long nose Pete with a kitty cat up front ( turned up just a little :twisted:

), 8 inch straight stacks and the jake on full at 3 A.M. with a full moon, running east out of Denver

got the picture :wink:

so you were the one playing around in the governors :twisted:

oh one more thing 3176 or a dirty whore 06?

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:25 am

in general.........uh, thats way too broad.

for 4wheeling, auto. Plain and simple.

for a DD, manual

for a go fast fun car, manual

For a go fast in a strait line drag car, auto.

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