auto with 4.88s and 35s FTW

I've owned a 5-speed TJ and it was okay, but if you really offroad you know whats up....especially when I am in a new $30k Jeep and trying my best not to tear it up too bad, one less thing to worry about.

In the end an auto thats regeared is gonna be faster than a manual thats for sure too.

 

I'm usually pretty good with internet acronyms but I've never seen and can't quite figure out what 'FTW' means. Anyone?

Patriot

 

I *think* it means "for the win".

 

for all you guys out there who say you bought your auto for your wife i'll tell you this my wife wont let me get an auto (not that i wanted one) she loves driving a manual her car is a manual, our previous car was a manual, and my car when we first started dating was a manual, i relearned her on it and its been nothing but manuals from then on and man does that make me happy!!!

edit: FTW is for the win

 

So for those of you have have had a TJ auto, how does the TK auto compare?

 

I'm not lazy! An automatic transmits less shock to the drivetrain. So when other jeeps are breaking driveshafts and axles and wearing-out their motor\tranny mounts, I'm good to go. I love to rock-crawl, and autos are definitely the way to go. I've seen more people stuck trying to shift and roll to get out, when an automatic lets you just shift your gear and hold it. Alot of autos are electronically controlled which provides better shift-points than anybody could slap a clutch-peddle and throw a gear...

 

My Uncle owns a dealership and I took the first Unlimited that he had. Happened to be an auto, plus my wife can't drive stick!

 

Difficult decision, I ordered a reb rubi 6spd, but I couldn't wait for it, so I bought an auto with a 4.10 ltd slip rear...After driving the first 1,000 miles, I could not be happier with the auto, it's a nice upgrade over my 4 cyl 5spd TJ.

The JK auto rocks...............Ciao! Ted

 

Where's the "I can't decide" option?

I've always owned MT vehicles, but I had decided that if I ever bought a new Jeep, it would be an auto because of the benefits on the trail... however, the auto's currently are having issues with shift points and tire size increases. So I just don't know :confused: :sad:

 

This has to be the hardest possible question of all for jeeps. Haha.

Seriously.. There are so many pros and cons to each!

Pros for Manual:
-More control over your power
-More fun to drive *sometimes*
-Easier and cheaper to maintain
-Everybody that gets in your car isnt going to ask "can I drive it" because 90% of them can't drive stick
-You can get bigger tires/lift kit with less risk of considerably slowing down your jeep or altering its offroad ability

Pros for auto:
-You can eat and drive without having to be on the freeway
-You can talk on your cellphone without having to be on the freeway
-Both of the top two I do not recommend doing
-On those days where your REALLY tired or during REALLY late nights you can be lazy as hell and still get to where you wanna go


Now I have a few things to look at personally. I go to a LOT of LAN parties and party's where I am up until early hours in the morning, and when I leave I'm extremely tired physically and mentally... Do I want to have to shift my car between gears in that state? Will I even be able too?

On long road trips with my family, or when I'm going down to Florida (1000 mile trip) with my family for work, will we be able to switch drivers? My dad hasnt driven a stick in probably 25 years, although I'm sure he could get back into the feeling of it pretty quickly.. I dont think my mom has EVER driven stick..

I am 6'5 with size 16 mens shoes (and not done growing).. can I comfortably lift my foot to reach the clutch? Can I fit both of my feet in that little area where all three pedals are? Can I wear boots in the winter and do the same thing?

My main concern is that I get a stick shift tranny, and start offroading, and realize I absolutely hate offroading with a stick shift. That its too difficult to judge what gear I should be in, or that I get in too many shitty situations and dont know what to do or even worse just lock up.. Or that I'm bumping around so much I can't accurately shift.. Or that those situations you get in that are extremely scary (am I gonna tip? I am gonna flip?) and you dont really know if your gonna make it through are just made SO much more worse because you dont know what you should do to make it easier.. Like if I'm feeling like I am gonna flip backwards, should I be in a higher or lower gear? lol... I dont know.. so many things worry me..

This will be my first Jeep, and I will just be getting into doing serious offroading.. Do I want to have to learn a ton of new things all at once, or get an auto for now, and worry about stick shift on my next jeep purchase and be able to just focus on learning how my vehicle handles in situations, and learning what to do/how to do it?

I think I'm gonna end up going with an auto just to stay on the safe side..


-Brandon