Re: Re: Manual vs. Auto (WAS: I4->V8?)

From: WOT or waiting at a Red (dakatack@home.com)
Date: Tue Feb 06 2001 - 15:35:04 EST


Yea but the issue at hand ,so to speak, is can ya do while enjoying a three
coarse meal from the local gut bomb outlet.

Patrick O'Day

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sevrence, Sean (S.J.)" <ssevrenc@visteon.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 11:31 AM
Subject: RE: Re: DML: Manual vs. Auto (WAS: I4->V8?)

> I don't understand your comment. Are you saying you can not pull a boat
out
> with a manual? The documentation for the dak's says there is little
> difference in the GCWR (Gross Combination Weight Rating) between the
manual
> and automatics. In the 3.9L, the auto has a slight advantage regardless of
> rear end. The 4.7L give the man a slight advantage with the 3.55 rear,
equal
> with the 3.92. The 5.9L is the same regardless of rear end or tranny.
>
> The question is would I trust the clutch to pull 6,000lbs of boat, fuel,
> trailer, accessories out of the water? Only while under warranty ;^P
>
> Sean
> '92 RC Sport 3.9L 5spd - 250,000mi!
> '01 CC SLT+ 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD Mobil1!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Berntsen [mailto:kenneth@berntsen.cc]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 2:03 PM
> To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
> Subject: RE: Re: DML: Manual vs. Auto (WAS: I4->V8?)
>
>
> I'm with ya there...
>
> Also can't be pulling the boat out of the water with an auto vs. a manual
> trany. Just makes life so much easer, start her up, put her in drive,
> release the parking brake and away you go. :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WOT or waiting at a Red [mailto:dakatack@home.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 12:28 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: Re: DML: Manual vs. Auto (WAS: I4->V8?)
>
>
> I'm as shifty as they get. I still like auto trannies. You know . . . Ya
> can't eat a cheese burger, hold a coke and fries and drive at the same
time
> . . . if . . . your shifting all the time. Hell I'd starve to death if I
had
> to use a manual transmission.
>
> ;-)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <fdedip@whale-mail.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 10:24 AM
> Subject: Re: Re: DML: Manual vs. Auto (WAS: I4->V8?)
>
>
> >
> > ---- Begin Original Message ----
> >
> > From: "WOT or waiting at a Red" <dakatack@home.com>
> > I guess autos are okay, if you don't know how to shift....
> >
> > Flip
> >
> >
> > Sent: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:11:53 -0800
> > To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > Subject: Re: DML: Manual vs. Auto (WAS: I4->V8?)
> >
> >
> > You can't back out now! You started this, you gotta see it through.
> > Everyone know autos rule
> >
> > Woo hoo . . . Let the flames begin! ;-)
> >
> > Patrick O'Day
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Care2 make the world greener!
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> Wildlife!
>
>



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