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Auto or Manual
Range Rover Blues:
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Well I'm sure you have a reason. I'd always have chosen a manual, but then I bought RRR for my sister and then found it was a not manual. I though an auto would be better for towing a caravan anyway as that was the primary reason for buying it. Well once it was fixed and MOT'ed, the time came to hand it over and I have to confess I was reluctant, it really grew on me.
In the end I treat myself to an LSE, for our caravn (sore point) and as a family car, blue is now an off-road toy (happy retirement).
So do you share my old prejudice TD90 or do you have a good reason to dislike the Auto?
discomummy:
Hi RRB,
as you know, my disco is an auto and i will never personally choose a manual again (if i have the choice) despite my year long saga with the transmission (not the disco's fault). i believe the ONLY time a manual is better than an auto is on a steep down hill slope. autos whop manuals bigtime for up hills and thru water, and when you have a really tricky crawl to do.
when geoff changes out the (cough) peugeot - he is going for an auto as he prefers them for onroad driving.
regards
ela
Henry Webster:
I'm not generally an auto fan, but its difficult to argue against the consensus here. 4.6s are the perfect combintation with an auto box. Autos are easy on road and capable off, but as a toy, I am not sure I could face having one. For me much of the pleasure in driving is stirring the stick.
...so I've voted auto, with my head, but the heart says stick a manual back in.
H
V8MoneyPit:
I have always preferred manual, but our Freelander auto is unbelievable in the sloppy stuff and trickles along at a snails pace in first (even without low range) making it very controlable.
Given the grunt from the 4.6, it has to be auto.
TDi90:
well, i have only driven an auto offroad. i have never driven one onroad, so i suppose i will always bias towards the manual. but then again, from my experience in the auto, i felt i did not have the control as i do having a manual... then again, i am a wee nipper, and am 18, and have been driving only 1 year... still like the manuals though...
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