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I think what they mean is you have less control. You'll figure that out in the ice and snow.
I drove an auto-shift for two years and never had any issues with not having control. There is a manual mode on there for a reason.

The lack of control excuse is one of the most pathetic I've ever heard.

It's only in a person's mind, not in reality.
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How do you have less control???YOU have control over the truck,not the tranny in the ice and snow!Control in ice and snow is takin your time,and goin slow.You are gonna go slow,and take your time,no matter what kind of tranny is in the truck..I have yet to hear of some one gettin in an accident cause of the tranny??Please explain how?
Well I think some people can get into accidents if they panic and cant find a gear or something while driving through a town. Sometimes people focus so much on shifting, that if they miss a gear, they take their eyes off the road to swear at the stick shift.
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Well I think some people can get into accidents if they panic and cant find a gear or something while driving through a town. Sometimes people focus so much on shifting, that if they miss a gear, they take their eyes off the road to swear at the stick shift.
If a driver gets into an accident because he missed a gear (with the exception of being on a steep grade), he's got no business driving. I missed my share of gears in my days and I wouldn't take my attention off the road in a brake check situation. I'd just leave it in neutral and brake harder than I would if it was in gear. On normal road conditions where there's not a grade issue as I already mentioned, you can bring your truck to a stop in neutral just as easily as you can down shifting. Sometimes if you have to brake real hard you'd never be able to down shift, even in an auto-shift.
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I drove an auto-shift for two years and never had any issues with not having control. There is a manual mode on there for a reason.

The lack of control excuse is one of the most pathetic I've ever heard.

It's only in a person's mind, not in reality.
I gotta agree with that..
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