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Dartman the one Member Since: 04 Apr 2013 Location: Seville, Spain Posts: 1676 |
Which is probably another reason manuals are limited to 6 gears, unless the box is sequential and has a dash readout, a double H box would be a touch confusing on 9 speeds plus a reverse. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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9th Sep 2020 4:11 pm |
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bxzx16v Member Since: 11 Jul 2013 Location: Sunny Sheffield Posts: 629 |
Sd4 Freelander everytime
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9th Sep 2020 7:09 pm |
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Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2789 |
Same for me! Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948
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9th Sep 2020 8:07 pm |
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Simon J Member Since: 27 Jul 2019 Location: Norn Iron Posts: 703 |
I’d have to say I can’t imagine any good reason for choosing a manual gearbox. We don’t have manual advance and retard (on petrol engines, obviously) nor manual chokes anymore. Why on earth would one choose a manual gearbox? On a different level I’m reminded of the introduction of autofocus to single lens reflex cameras by Minolta in 1985 - all the diehards came out of the woodwork saying they’d never use auto focus, they could focus better and faster. Blah, blah. Yeah! Right, |
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9th Sep 2020 8:28 pm |
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IDL Member Since: 25 Apr 2014 Location: Hampshire Posts: 155 |
Two words - Fuel consumption |
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10th Sep 2020 8:00 am |
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Simon J Member Since: 27 Jul 2019 Location: Norn Iron Posts: 703 |
If fuel consumption is a concern perhaps something other than a 4WD Land Rover would be more suitable? And with modern auto boxes, is there really that much difference anymore? |
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10th Sep 2020 8:03 am |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
Fuel consumption.
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10th Sep 2020 8:48 am |
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PRadd Member Since: 09 Apr 2020 Location: East Lancs Posts: 359 |
Perfectly happy with my TD4 manual here - previous vehicle was an auto, fortunately I can drive both though I do admit I generally have a preference for manual trans and I could not give you a good reason for that!
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10th Sep 2020 11:10 am |
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OLOSTEVE Member Since: 18 Dec 2016 Location: Swanton Abbott, Norfolk NR10 5DU Posts: 328 |
I have to add, would you buy a, "Twin tub washing machine"? I've been driving automatic cars since 1972. It's taken a long time for the driving public to catch up. |
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10th Sep 2020 6:37 pm |
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GundogSD4 Member Since: 04 Dec 2019 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 478 |
Auto all the way |
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10th Sep 2020 6:39 pm |
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Dartman the one Member Since: 04 Apr 2013 Location: Seville, Spain Posts: 1676 |
Actually it's taken auto boxes a long time to become a viable driver option, until the 4 speed auto with lock they were dire, since then they have become the desired and sensible option. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis 2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever. |
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11th Sep 2020 7:40 am |
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superspeed3065 Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: lanarkshire Posts: 61 |
No point in a manual box now. Back in 84 we had an auto Vauxhall Magnum, it was ok but more thirsty than a manual. Also a Massey Fergy 675 with a change on the move. Move on a few years and we had a new Massey Ferguson 3065 with 32 gears and a press button speed shift. In 97 we changed to a 32 speed 6170 with dyna 4 and electric shuttle. All our Landy's however remained manual while the tractors got ever more complex but user friendly auto box's and flick of a lever to get all the same gears going backwards. No point at all in buying any car now that hasn't an auto box, so much more relaxing to drive and now that it is common for Landy's and Jags to have 9 speed autos that are that imperceptible with the changes that there isn't need for paddles either because you don't have a clue which gear it is in. And don't need to know which gear it is in! Perhaps car gearboxes will get even more advanced to catch up a bit with the lowly tractor that has way more technology and it is technology that HAS to work unlike some of the cheap made bits and bobs on cars that disintegrate at a whim. |
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24th Sep 2020 9:44 pm |
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mrsimon4x4 Member Since: 11 Nov 2019 Location: Near nowhere Posts: 85 |
What about the dreaded 'turbo lag'?
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25th Sep 2020 4:02 pm |
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Simon J Member Since: 27 Jul 2019 Location: Norn Iron Posts: 703 |
All I can say is ‘what turbo lag’. |
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25th Sep 2020 4:14 pm |
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