Just so everyone is clear, I was NOT the spotter that day!
Driving a manual is like fly fishing, a auto is like bait casting
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I own four road-going, four-wheeled vehicles right now. All have cruise control. Only one is an automatic (on its second transmission, by the way).
Correct! You are a far better spotter than a driver.
I like driving a manual. It's fun a nice change from a daily with an auto. I like it in the woods too but I did swap a Rubicon case in for the gearing.
My lj isn't a hard-core crawler but a family wheeling rig so I'm OK with some compromises.
My lj isn't a hard-core crawler but a family wheeling rig so I'm OK with some compromises.
My 06 was manual when I got it, it has cruise control. I did have it swapped to an auto a few years ago.
And I'm about to convert an 04 Unlimited to a manual.
have owned more manuals than autos but, as i get older i perfer an auto. if i wanna shift me some gears i’ll hop on the harley.
Never piss off your spotter... Shit can get bad in a hurry...lolCorrect! You are a far better spotter than a driver.
Never piss off your spotter... Shit can get bad in a hurry...lol
Should have been RoTM.
If any picture deserves RoTM, it's this one. After all, how many times in your life can you get a shot like this? Beautiful scenery, a Jeep in action, and a total "oops" moment!
Autos do fine on steep downgrades too. I drop my 4:1 tcase into 4Lo and transmission into Low and it goes so slow that vehicles crawling down behind me often stack up and I have to give it a little gas to help them out.
Actually, both work best in different conditions. I have put a lot of miles on both and they both work off road.
With a stick you have to be a bit better driver. If you can't handle it, get an automatic.
With a stick you have to be a bit better driver. If you can't handle it, get an automatic.
If that is your position, then you don't understand why autos are better for technical rock crawling than a manual is.
I’ve had 4 auto and one manual TJ and I have one of each now - Enjoy both. Both Rubis.
Off road , the 4:1 Rubi set up makes the manual about as good as it gets with manuals.
The Auto is fantastic, and less work as things get rocky and technical. On the road it has more punch also.
Yes a manual is fun. So is an auto. But what makes them both great is being in a TJR.
Off road , the 4:1 Rubi set up makes the manual about as good as it gets with manuals.
The Auto is fantastic, and less work as things get rocky and technical. On the road it has more punch also.
Yes a manual is fun. So is an auto. But what makes them both great is being in a TJR.
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I am at the point where 4:1 isn't low enough for a manual. But I would also like the added precision and control of an automatic, which largely eliminates the problem of 4:1 not being low enough.
Come to JV and show me those driving skills.
He could show or not show you in Arizona, too.
