puddles

I love the new wheels.


We are working on getting them powdercoated in a smoked clear coat over the factory silver and machined finish.


I am also getting the headlights, tail lights and side markers lightly smoked.



Going for a darker look to offset the loud green. Should look perfect when I am done.

Flip94ta

Post your pics when your done.

shabbernigdo

Never owned any thing that wasent manual. Autos put me to sleep. Litterally.

GJeep

I've driven manual for years. Got fed up with it. For getting from one part of the city to another, I once counted more than 50 traffic lights.
Multiply that by the number of gear shifts... it would be some 200+ gear shifts, for crossing about 8 or 10 miles...

With a modern auto gearbox, I no longer see the advantage of a stick for offroading too.
I enjoy the driving, the landscape and the tougher trails, as much as I did with a manual.
I have as much control over the Jeep.

Oh -- and pressing the clutch (which isn't there) when it's under water, isn't a problem anymore...

shabbernigdo

Manual trans = more efficent power transfer / lighter / less to go wrong and just generally more durable.

carolinajk

GJeep

By a small margin.
Driving style influences mpg more than the manual/auto difference.

Not a big difference, at least for my (loaded) 2.4 Tons JKU.

Rush hour go-&-stop, and slow offroading with lots of clutch use, would wear out a clutch long before anything in the auto gives up.

You're right in principal, but, IMO, the comfort difference outweighs the slight gains.

Like everything else, it's a question of personal preferences.

puddles

When it comes down to a $40,000 vehicle personal preference reins over all.

I had 2 stick shift wranglers, I wanted an auto.