Looking for opinions on automatic vs stick
I'm looking at fords - F350 v10 dually between 1999 and 2005 and am wanting to know which performs better and holds up better, automatic transmissions or 5 speed manual transmissions. I'd appreciate y...
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When I bought my first new truck 20-odd years ago, I had determined that I was going to be one of "those" guys, you know, the ones that come on here and rant and rave because you can't get a stick in a Ford or a GM anymore...
Stick for life! That was me. You could have my manual transmission when you pried it from my cold dead hands.
Then I got stuck on the Mass Turnpike in stop-n-go traffic for 3+ hours. It wasn't the kind of stop-n-go where you could pop it out of gear and give your leg a rest, no... It was that kind of traffic where you'd move ahead 6 feet every 30 seconds, and if I didn't, six other drivers would start honking, cursing, and shaking their fists at me.
I couldn't walk right for several days and my left knee continues to hurt on and off to this day.
Stick for life! That was me. You could have my manual transmission when you pried it from my cold dead hands.
Then I got stuck on the Mass Turnpike in stop-n-go traffic for 3+ hours. It wasn't the kind of stop-n-go where you could pop it out of gear and give your leg a rest, no... It was that kind of traffic where you'd move ahead 6 feet every 30 seconds, and if I didn't, six other drivers would start honking, cursing, and shaking their fists at me.
I couldn't walk right for several days and my left knee continues to hurt on and off to this day.
