Hartwell -

My experience with trannies is that manuals are cheaper, last longer, cost less to fix and don;t breeak as often.  What are the downsides?

On Thu, 31 Dec 1998 08:46:03 EST, Govprof@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 12/30/98 8:23:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, HHamp5246@aol.com writes:

Why do you think an auto transmission is a negative?  From everything
I've read about tow vehicles it's better to have an automatic.

I'm with Hunter.  Unless the trans is a heavy duty, the general rule is that manual transmissions won't tow anywhere near what an auto will.  In a half ton truck you probably cannot get a rig with any kind of tow capacity at all unless you get an auto.  With the super duty trucks the manual trans is probably ok, but YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CHECK THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECS.  Where I live the problem with automatic transmissions and trailers is that the ground "ain't level" -- no where near level -- anywhere.  Personally I like a stick shift and have two cars with 5 speeds -- but the tow vehicle is an auto.

Hartwell
Naturalized Hillbilly