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Auto or manual off road?

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Auto or manual off road?

Post by rangie85 »

Hey guys and girls,

What does everyone think is better off road, auto of manual and why?

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Post by sxII »

Auto is less fun and lazy! manual you can choose correct gears, and wrong! but that can make the drive more interesting! Manual for me all the way! :)
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Re: Auto or manual off road?

Post by Gwagensteve »

rangie85 wrote:Hey guys and girls,

What does everyone think is better, searching for a topic that's been covered 12983646384563534859676456475786 times, or asking anyway and hoping all the people that wrote all the long and complex replies last month will write it all again?

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Post by chimpboy »

Welcome to Outerlimits :)

I asked the same question and received an excellent PDF showing with a lot of technical data comparing automatic vs manual transmissions in various off-road settings, including graphs showing descent speed etc in different conditions.

Just send a private message to Bogged as he prefers to email the PDF individually.
This is not legal advice.
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Post by Gwagensteve »

rangie85, so as not too sound too negative, you'll need to provide more information:

Which auto, which car, what gears, what engine, what tyre size, what use?

Generally, autos are far superior to manuals offroad. They are NOT easier to drive, offroad, but the same effort yields a better result.

I've owned auto and manual 4WD's, and currently have one of each. I'd go auto every time in an offroad car if I had the choice.

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Post by MightyMouse »

Gwagensteve wrote: I'd go auto every time in an offroad car if I had the choice. Steve.
and its not for lack of trying......... and i'm not absolutely certain he's given up either ;)
( usual disclaimers )

It seemed like a much better idea when I started it than it does now.
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