Re:Each Decade That Passes, Fewer People Report Knowing How ...
by macintux on Thursday February 18, 2021 @02:35PM
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> The only place automatics are preferable is in stop & go traffic.
There are also some off-roading advantages, although in general it’s a mixed bag. You don’t want to shift while your clutch is underwater, for example, and from what I understand driving in sand is easier in an auto due the smoother shifts and corresponding lack of a loss in momentum.
Also, for extreme rock crawling, it’s helpful to have feet on both gas and brake, plus no burning up the clutch.
(I’m far from an expert, I don’t crawl rocks, and my primary Jeep is a stick, so this is primarily hearsay.)
There are also some off-roading advantages, although in general it’s a mixed bag. You don’t want to shift while your clutch is underwater, for example, and from what I understand driving in sand is easier in an auto due the smoother shifts and corresponding lack of a loss in momentum.
Also, for extreme rock crawling, it’s helpful to have feet on both gas and brake, plus no burning up the clutch.
(I’m far from an expert, I don’t crawl rocks, and my primary Jeep is a stick, so this is primarily hearsay.)