AnnDee4444
Well-Known Member
The way I convinced myself to like the auto: It has more gears. I've always liked the transmission option with more gears. If an automatic & manual option have the same number of gears, then I would always choose the manual. But two more gears in an auto? That's a lot more ratio options that the manual doesn't get. Of course with enough power this is negligible...I've mostly owned manuals over the years because old 3 and 4 speeds autos where boring. I'm very glad I kept an open mind about the JL 8 speed auto. option with its manual mode. Having it both ways is an eye opener and a game changer IMO. On a recent 3,500 mile road trip, I found the auto very complete. 5th and 6th gears had lots of power and 7th and 8th kept me easily rolling 75 MPH or more. I still have the stock 4.10 diff gears and with the 8 speed it was very smooth and easy to keep the RPM's around 2,200. I'm finding zero reasons to do a gear swap and I'm running 37's. The 8 speed does it all manually or automatic.
Also a 2.0 manual could have swayed my opinion...
Edit: I do have other manual vehicles to get my fix.
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