Auto or manual for offroading
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andrew j
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could not give sh*t as long as it goes !!, unlike my sh*tcovery at the moment !
fett
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its auto mate,every time- just fire and forget off road. especially if you have a vcu
Jongould
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Autos are for 1 legged gays, manuals all the way... god didnt give us 2 legs to drive an auto!! (yes Autos have a good off road rep but really its all about the manual, thats why its call a MANual, its for real men!)
Brian S
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Manuals are for closet gays who like a knob to play with while in there landys. 
Autos all the way for me.
Autos all the way for me.
Left leg in the UK
Left leg makes nodiff if left or right hand drive. Or did you mean right arm for a stick shift
phil540uk
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I don't see the point in having a driving hobby, then buying an auto to take half the driving away from it.
Autos have their place for people who like to sit back and relax and not be part of the driving experience. For instance, reps who spend half their life behind the wheel. But for off roading - the whole point of it for me is to see what me and the car are capable of, so I'd go for a manual.
Autos have their place for people who like to sit back and relax and not be part of the driving experience. For instance, reps who spend half their life behind the wheel. But for off roading - the whole point of it for me is to see what me and the car are capable of, so I'd go for a manual.
West Slope Rover
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Auto. Not fat (just over 13 stone) not lazy (snowshoe or hike six days a week and I use both legs) but an auto wins hands down for off-roading and especially driving in snow. Plenty of engine breaking when it is placed in first or second gear in low range.
The V8 man
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Autos do have a gearstick if you want to play with the gears just like a manual, but auto is def better off road as you cant burn the clutch out as ive seen done many times, aswell as many of the other reasons stated by others, but i guess if you dont like autos dont buy one lol
jamesmartin
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not imo id allways have auto since i got one 12 years ago
SCOTSSTAG
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Manual for me, only thing we've ever had on the farm..
discostew38
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Pro's and con's with both its just a matter of choice
And I like auto's
And I like auto's
Jongould
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exactly this, we could argue about it for a long time but it comes down to personal preference, I am a manual man, all my vehicles are manual and I personally wouldnt want anything else, thats not to say autos are no good, just no good for me....
jamesmartin
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it will be more sluggish pulling up to 50mph but once there the same as a manual,but auto has its advantages with no gear changes in town or hand brakes starts on hills etc,plus pump tuning will help ,you can follow info on thisite to do it yourself
Jongould
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I have, many times, my old shogun was an auto, I do like them persay but I personally prefer the control of a manual. Like I say its personal preference, for me its always a manual, for others its always an auto...
