I got to go with Rich on this one. I had a Dak 5spd (14.1's) and
believe me it would blow my R/T(14.8s) to pieces. There is something
about having INSTANT throttle responce to the tires, instead of the
DUMB torque converter sucking up my horsepower. Not to Mention being
able to step in on the clutch and give a nice loud Dak bark to the
'stangers. GRANTED, I love my R/T and it WILL be faster, imagine an
R/T with a manual. (CRINGE. That will be one Nv3500/week please.)
Manually Automatic -
Eric 99 R/T
---"Wisotzkey, Rich" <Rich.Wisotzkey@gsc.gte.com> wrote:
>
> The only thing I can agree with is the heavy traffic issue.
Personally,
> 95Kmi. is the very least I have ever gotten out of any clutch (and
this was
> on a truck). The best was 155Kmi (this was a car). Granted, this all
> depends how you drive them. Actually, it depends on how much you
slip them.
> I was forced to have my auto tranny rebuilt at around 110-115Kmi.,
and it
> cost me 6-8 times as much as any clutch job ever would.
> I may not get an additional $600 dollars when I sell a stick, but I
didn't
> pay $1500 more for it either. But then I don't trade in vehicles, I
drive
> them into the ground. Commuting vehicles are all a waste of money, no
> matter what they are. I know of no quicker way to effectively waste
umpteen
> thousands of dollars.
> There's my .03 cents. :'B
> Rich - Ashburn, VA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com
> [mailto:Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 7:00 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Auto vs. Stick (Holy War)
>
>
>
> Ah, this is such a fun subject. Having driven both kinds of
tranny's for
> daily drivers, I would buy an Auto over a manual any day of the week
in
> Southern California with one exeception: having a turbo charger on the
> vehicle. Traffic SUCKS with a stick shift. By the end of your
drive you
> are
> dead, your leg is dead, your arm is dead, and your clutch is
screaming "Help
> ME!!!". In the past, sticks ruled the towing world, now it's autos.
Most
> new
> big rigs use autos now, and towing with a stick shift really sucks
at times.
> So here's my winner comparison:
>
> Effiency of Power Transfer: Manual
> Ease of Use: Auto
> Reliability: Toss Up
> Less Cost over 200Kmi (no breakage): Auto
> Less Cost over 200Kmi (service costs): Toss Up
> Less Cost over 200Kmi (entire vehicle considered): Auto
> Less initial Cost: Manual
> Higher Resale Value: Auto
> Distance Driving: Auto
>
> The whole point it, Automatics don't require you to baby sit
them. You
> can't make a mistake in a shift and blow your engine or tranny all
over the
> pavement. You can with a stick. When an auto runs out of life, you
buy a
> re-build kit and it's immediately re-born. With a stick you have to
> re-purchase the whole damn thing cause even the case gets worn out
by the
> gears. You can own an auto and never do anything to it execept
change the
> oil. I guarantee a stick will need a $500 clutch job every 50K
miles unless
> you baby the heck out of it and you can get 70K. To be honest, the
costs
> are
> about the same for the tranny itself over their lives, but the real
damage
> is
> what they do to the truck. Autos are softer and easier on the
drivetrain
> components than the sticks are. When you stick folks are slamming it
> through
> the gears you're killing your engine, differential, driveshaft, axles,
> tires,
> frame, interior components... etc... etc...
> Essentially, Autos are easier on the driver, the vehicle, and in
the end,
> your wallet. In So. Cal. an auto is worth about $600 more in resale
value
> compared to a stick. That's really what you paid for it in the
first place
> so
> you don't lose anything overall.
>
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