A recent book on four-wheeling (I think the title is "The Four Wheeler's Bible"--but I'd have to rummage around my bookshelves to find out the title for sure), says that auto transmissions are superior for off roading, because they can respond faster to changing conditions than a human can shift a manual transmission.
-—says that auto transmissions are superior for off roading, because they can respond faster to changing conditions than a human can shift a manual transmission.——
Yeah. I drove my manual Wrangler with a foot-long shifter down a Maine logging road. I could barely stay in the seat, nevermind find a gear.
I don’t know about that. I’m in mud heaven here and we have a saying....stick it in low and go!
My jeep is also a stick and it is much more fun to drive even when stuck in traffic.
I read an article from Four Wheel magazine where each and every writer preferred a stick for several reasons.
The most important for all of them was survivability. Each had been stranded by a auto that hit a rock but one ever drove home with a stick that had a gash in the gear box and no fluid. He said it was a noisy ride but he made it home with no problems.
Sticks are more forgiving and cheaper to replace. They last longer if properly cared for and are more interesting.
I have a sticker on the side of my Jeep that says “Shift Happens.”
I had to replace the shift handle. The new one came from http://www.hotrodshiftknob.com/
You have to pay more attention when driving a shift and you are more in tune with our car as well.