>
> Bruce,
>
> The problem with off-roading in an auto vs stick isn't in the mud, it's on
> the rocks. You generally want to feather the throttle extremely lightly,
> and use the clutch to maintain even more control. It's hard on the clutch,
> but auto's tend to be hard on axles. One too many bounces off some rocks
> or too much power at the wrong time, and you're replacing driveshafts and
> axles, instead of worrying about that damn burnt clutch smell. I don't
> mind replacing the clutch, but those axles are 'real expensive'. The stick
> allows much more control than any slushbox does. For mud-bogs, an
> automatic is just as good as a stick, simply because momentum is what you
> are trying to maintain, and the auto allows that even better than a stick.
>
> Pat Buthmann
>
>
Well, since I've never been rockclimbing with a truck, and since I don't
think there's even a place to do it here in GA, I'll take you're word on
that, but I know autos work great in the mud, and since that's what I'll
more and likely encounter I'll stay with the auto.
Bruce
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