Hello all, I am new to this forum I don't have an FJ cruiser but am looking into buying one soon. I am not sure what is better Auto or manual trans. Thats what is holding up my purchase. I plan to do rock crawling and black diamond trails and have heard that manual is the way to go with this but have also heard the same for auto. Well anyway I just wanted to introduce my self and I look forward to reading all the threads.
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2007 Black Cherry AT
3" OME lift
Cooper STT 285/75/17
Manik light bar w/ 4 PIAA 520s wired through bar
Domello Hybrid Sliders
Onboard air
Overhead Console w/ Homelink, Maplight
Cobra CB w/ Bandi Mount
XM radio
Afe CAI
Afe TBS
JBA exhaust
Tinted front windows
Welcome to the forum and you are in the middle of the Coke/Pepsi debat with the auto or the manual. My 2 cents is that the auto is easier in crawling situations. I have had many manual jeeps and they are a blast to drive. The difficult thing to do is get it rolling (forward) while on a hill. In my CJ7 I actually had a hand throttle that I could use when both feet were working onother peddles besides the throttle. THat worked great and I loved wheeling with the manual tranny. But and automatic is easier.
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2007 Black Cherry AT
3" OME lift
Cooper STT 285/75/17
Manik light bar w/ 4 PIAA 520s wired through bar
Domello Hybrid Sliders
Onboard air
Overhead Console w/ Homelink, Maplight
Cobra CB w/ Bandi Mount
XM radio
Afe CAI
Afe TBS
JBA exhaust
Tinted front windows
The debate rages on between the auto and manual folks.
I'm an auto guy? Why you ask?
1. The new auto is not like your dad's. The gearing is great and works like a manual.
2. The auto comes with part time 4 wheel drive. To me, this is a plus. a) it uses less gas in 2WD. b) you decide when you want to be in 4WD
3. The manual in FWD is really an AWD in that the vehicle selects which wheels get power just like the automobiles with AWD.
cheers,
dale
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