Hey there guys, just curious to see what other jeepers are driving so say which one your driving and why you like it! (please no controversy about who likes what better)
6 spd. love it because I control shifting in a moments notice and it makes me feel like it's really MY jeep...not many can jump in a 6spd and drive away.
Of course it's largely personal preference, BUT......
I learned to 'wheel in a manual tranny CJ5. I spent a lot of time both on the road and off in that CJ (I still have it). I got pretty good at operating 3 pedals at the same time with only 2 feet.
I also have an automatic tranny JK. It's my daily driver, and I've spent a fair amount of time offroad in it, including in the rocks.
So, all that said, I still love my CJ, but if I ever get another new Jeep, I'll definitely get an automatic. No question for me; the auto is much more pleasurable and easy to drive on and offroad than the manual; hands down. I'll never go back to manual.
Depends. If the choice is between a close-ratio manual and a good automatic, I'll take the automatic. If I can have a heavy-duty wide-ratio manual gearbox, then I'd take the stick.
Most of my vehicles have been automatics; I've only owned two that weren't, a YJ and now a TJ. I feel that a manual is a requirement for certain kinds of vehicles like muscle cars and Jeeps, and that it makes me more in tune with the machine and the driving experience.
My wife grew up on manuals...a VW bus, a VW Jetta...and she too prefers the manual transmission in our Jeep.
Mine is an automatic. this is the first rig that I ever had that was not a manuel. I have to say that i have been cheating myself for alot of years. I absolutly love the auto. it is a wonderful experience in my opinion. less to worry about and more to enjoy. I was always under the misnomer that stick is the only way to go and would still have one if not for a smoking deal on the present Jeep.Very glad I switched....
Automatic for me.... I chose this because I have MS and thought that an automatic would be MUCH easier to drive.... otherwise I probably would have a manual....
it's a DD-or-you drive in snow a lot--or- if you tow off-road-or if you climb rocky hills and tow upem-or if you cross a lotta streams-or if you do a lotta muddin-
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