View Poll Results: Manual or Auto for offroading
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Manual or Auto for offroading
JK Super Freak
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From: Guam - PCSing to McGuire AFB, NJ in July '09
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...highlight=Auto
Check that thread for more comments.
I used to think I'd want a manual on and off road, but lately I've been rethinking my choice. I think I want a DD that's a 6spd and a dedicated trail rig that's auto.
Ok, that's not gonna happen so I'll probably end up with an auto, but still not 100% committed. If I don't find a great deal on an auto, then I'll stick to a manual and just wait for the HEMI swap to get the auto.
Check that thread for more comments.
I used to think I'd want a manual on and off road, but lately I've been rethinking my choice. I think I want a DD that's a 6spd and a dedicated trail rig that's auto.
Ok, that's not gonna happen so I'll probably end up with an auto, but still not 100% committed. If I don't find a great deal on an auto, then I'll stick to a manual and just wait for the HEMI swap to get the auto.
JK Freak
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Provo, UT
I say auto for three reasons:
1) Easier to drive on and off the road.
2) No stalling, roasting clutches, accidentally rolling back off a vertical ledge, etc.
3) They're generally more reliable. There haven't been nearly as many problems with the auto trans JKs as the manuals, with the exception of a few fires here and there.
If you plan on doing a lot of mudding/water crossings I would say definitely go with the auto or else you risk sucking in mud/water and ruining your clutch.
But, driving a manual is so much more fun.
1) Easier to drive on and off the road.
2) No stalling, roasting clutches, accidentally rolling back off a vertical ledge, etc.
3) They're generally more reliable. There haven't been nearly as many problems with the auto trans JKs as the manuals, with the exception of a few fires here and there.
If you plan on doing a lot of mudding/water crossings I would say definitely go with the auto or else you risk sucking in mud/water and ruining your clutch.
But, driving a manual is so much more fun.
JK Freak
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 514
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From: Eliot, Maine
I can't tell you the trouble I have been in durring water crossings with a standard. I once sucked up a small bush through my clutch fork and into my clutch. It toasted the clutch, preassure plate, throwout bearing, pilot bushing, the list goes on and on...
Beside the advantages of an easy/more controled manvers with less roll, the auto has one HUGE advantage... LIFETIME WARRANTY! A clutch is considered a consumable, and it has no warranty past the 3 year.
Beside the advantages of an easy/more controled manvers with less roll, the auto has one HUGE advantage... LIFETIME WARRANTY! A clutch is considered a consumable, and it has no warranty past the 3 year.
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Dallas, Texas
I say auto for three reasons:
1) Easier to drive on and off the road.
2) No stalling, roasting clutches, accidentally rolling back off a vertical ledge, etc.
3) They're generally more reliable. There haven't been nearly as many problems with the auto trans JKs as the manuals, with the exception of a few fires here and there.
If you plan on doing a lot of mudding/water crossings I would say definitely go with the auto or else you risk sucking in mud/water and ruining your clutch.
1) Easier to drive on and off the road.
2) No stalling, roasting clutches, accidentally rolling back off a vertical ledge, etc.
3) They're generally more reliable. There haven't been nearly as many problems with the auto trans JKs as the manuals, with the exception of a few fires here and there.
If you plan on doing a lot of mudding/water crossings I would say definitely go with the auto or else you risk sucking in mud/water and ruining your clutch.
Auto all the way... I am too lazy to shift.
Plus there are more and more crawlers that have auto tranny these days...so let just flow with the fashion-tran
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JK Enthusiast
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 139
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From: Woodinville, WA
I can't tell you the trouble I have been in durring water crossings with a standard. I once sucked up a small bush through my clutch fork and into my clutch. It toasted the clutch, preassure plate, throwout bearing, pilot bushing, the list goes on and on...
Beside the advantages of an easy/more controled manvers with less roll, the auto has one HUGE advantage... LIFETIME WARRANTY! A clutch is considered a consumable, and it has no warranty past the 3 year.
Beside the advantages of an easy/more controled manvers with less roll, the auto has one HUGE advantage... LIFETIME WARRANTY! A clutch is considered a consumable, and it has no warranty past the 3 year.
JK Junkie
Joined: May 2007
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From: slp. Mexico
I guess I'm out of that crowd now. I find my self not really driving my manual cars or trucks , also not riding my non automatic atvs. auto all the way.