View Poll Results: Do you have a manual or auto. trans?
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5Spd Vs. Auto
#28
The automatic is a better choice for towing and is rated higher because of the torque converter. I will say though, I have driven both a 3.0L/auto and 4.0L SOHC/auto and thought they were both sluggish feeling because of the auto tranny. I got back in my truck and it felt much peppier. In a lot of newer cars, the trend of automatics getting better gas mileage/performance is pretty common, just not in the Ranger lol.
#29
I have an auto, and honestly... I'm 50/50 on it. Up until my Bronco (truck prior to the Ranger) I had manuals. I bought the Bronco, liked the power but wished it was manual. Then I bought the Ranger. I was looking for a manual, but the deal I got on mine was too good to pass up because it was an auto. Now, when the auto gives itself up, no questions asked, a manual will be swapped in.
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#32
I love chicks that drive a manual truck...
MANUAL FTW!!
HAHAH...i'm right there with ya D....everytime i try and drive an auto...and i don't think.....i slam that big fat pedal so hard. haha.
MANUAL FTW!
MANUAL FTW!!
HAHAH...i'm right there with ya D....everytime i try and drive an auto...and i don't think.....i slam that big fat pedal so hard. haha.
MANUAL FTW!
#34
I like a manual transmission. I have more control over the gearing.....great for stopping on snow or slippery roads IMO.....less braking needed. On a newer vehicle it saves around $1200 - $1600 (CAN) off the purchase price, allowing you keep that money in the bank of use it for upgrades and options.
On my Ranger though, at least with the 3.0L......towing large loads (1500-2000lbs) is REALLY hard on the clutch and engine. Even towing a semi-large load up a steep hill is nerve racking. It can be done, but sloooooooooooooooooooooooowly.
On my Ranger though, at least with the 3.0L......towing large loads (1500-2000lbs) is REALLY hard on the clutch and engine. Even towing a semi-large load up a steep hill is nerve racking. It can be done, but sloooooooooooooooooooooooowly.
#37
BMW's SMG is only a single clutch system.. the DSG (dual clutch) that VW/Audi uses is quicker, look out for a similar system in the new BMW models though. It is odd to drive though, it clutches on take-off like a manual, and up-shifts like a manual. They are proven to shift quicker, and get better MPG than their manual equipped counterparts.
#41
Higher cost to purchase (new), shorter lifespan and higher repair costs, lower mpgs, less driver control, usually less gears, all "steer" me away from an auto. Can't even push/roll start the truck if the battery's low.
I live in an urban area and a manual is no biggie. Shifting seems to me like complaining about steering more on a windier highway.
With a 4 banger a manual is almost a necessity for power and control on the highway, mountainous backroads, getting around with a load, etc. But I have to admit with a single cab it makes it more difficult to take 3 passengers in a pinch.
I live in an urban area and a manual is no biggie. Shifting seems to me like complaining about steering more on a windier highway.
With a 4 banger a manual is almost a necessity for power and control on the highway, mountainous backroads, getting around with a load, etc. But I have to admit with a single cab it makes it more difficult to take 3 passengers in a pinch.
Last edited by 07B2300; 12-06-2008 at 03:08 PM.
#43
If you think you can't jump start an auto your dumber than you look! (So I hope I'm just misreading you.)
Auto's with the 4.0 are great. I wouldn't have traded mine for a stick. I don't get the big deal; I mean you hit 4th, 5th, or 6th gear depending on the trans. and that’s it no more shifting. I've haved both auto's and sticks in 4cyl, v6's, and v8's. in the 4cyl. I'd take a stick every time they are just toooooooo sloooooooow without it. In the v6 and v8 category it's a auto. Why have to shift gears, why have to replace clutches. Just drive it.
Some people get all gun ho a stick is more fun to drive well..........IT'S A RANGER NOT A MUSTANG!!! As was pointed out by many of you not to long ago these trucks are not fast, are not sports cars, they are pick up trucks!
In the '09 model year the only Ford truck you can get stick in is the ranger. I just wonder how long that will last berfore that's gone to last?
#45
i think he means pop (roll) start it.
#47
That makes a lot more sense. But if the batt. is completely dead you can't roll start a stick either. Learned that with my '88 F-150 when I cracked the batt. and all the acid drained out. Got pushed all the way up to 70 mph and couldn't get it to fire up.
#50