I guess some started getting offended when you are comparing auto jeep owners to mall crawlers and soccer moms.... If you maybe simply asked "why all the auto jeeps vs manual" then I think you'd still get all the answers you wanted without taking the chance of offending anyone..... I think by you including those 2 terms it hints you are somewhat against people who buy auto's..... It's all in the way you word it.

 

lets be honest i have a auto because i like to eat and drive

 

Ha Ha...... that's ONE of the reasons I switched to Auto a few years ago.... and being stuck in traffic shifting all the time sucked.

 

I like my manual Jeep but there's nothing wrong with people who want the auto. I just hope too, that enough people are still buying the manual so that they don't discontinue it.

As far as traffic goes, it never bothered me. I had a manual Xterra when I lived in Los Angeles and it wasn't really that bad for stop-and-go traffic. Sure, an auto would have been easier, but I didn't mind the extra clutching.

 

Good point, although half of them ridicule others as mall crawlers if they aren't lifted, modded to the hilt and rolling on 37's! My main point was that I'm worried that jeep, one day will kill the manual in favor of auto's. I first learned to drive on a old willys jeep and to me, that was what a jeep was supposed to be, not a mass market daily commuting vehicle. Again only my opinion and I respect the fact we are all different with our own needs and preferences.

 

I love the automatic! Did not see any reason to get a manual! I spend all week shifting a damn 18 wheeler and shifted out on the weekend lol

 

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I hadn't hought of the food argument . . . but it works!


All best, Joe

 

Honestly, I think its mainly because auto dealers order them that way, 90% of the Wranglers on the lot are auto. I don't know too many people who will wait to order a wrangler vs. getting a little extra off to clear the lot.

I dont think its a detriment on the trail. if i'm in 4lo, i'm probably in 1st gear or i will shift my auto tranny myself.

For the old school hard core off roaders, i don't think they can really compare the rustic feel of a CJ5 to their JK... manual tranny or not.

With the auto stick on the 2012's it seems to be the perfect mix...

 

Hahaha, I can see that being like a vacation for you.

I got manual cuz I love being more in-tune with my vehicles. I only had one vehicle that was automatic and that was the last one - double clutch dsg gearbox in my audi. It never got old. It was sooo fast it constantly amazed me. But at the same time, I always thought about having it in manual as well. Before I ordered my Jeep I saw too that most guys who do a lot of wheeling use automatics, but Jeep to me is a more nostalgic thing with my dad having one as a kid and I just couldn't picture it in an auto! I'll be the slow guy on the trails for a while but who cares, I got what I want.

 

I have a manual in my 2 dr and my wife insisted it be. Now had I gone with a 4 dr I probably would have gone with an auto. My funny logic on this is 2 dr = toy or for fun and 4 dr = more family friendly. That being said, since getting the JK in September I think we have taken my wife's pathfinder maybe 3 times when going out as a family and I really like that thing too.
But to answer your original question I think traffic and significant others weigh heavy on the decision. Dealers don't order as many manuals either that aren't stripped down and many people don't want to wait if they have decided to get a new vehicle. I searched for weeks and ended up driving over 2 hours to get my JK but I'm a picky bastard and I knew what I wanted.