How many companies have automatic transmissions

which is what im trying to do...i got buttloads of time on different auto's( Army) but nothing on a stick..trying to find someone local just to teach me or something...lol

 

Automatics are coming. The technology will be perfected and they will take over. The biggest reason I say that is the cost of fuel. When the technology is perfected, there will be no way a stick will outperform an auto at the pump. No way.

I know this will pi$$ off a lot of "old timers" but I'm sorry, there it is. Technology will dictate what the future holds, and technology is already being driven by the high cost of fuel.

The same holds true for "extra-wides" or what most call "super singles".

I get the impression that lots posts concerning those two things are of the kneejerk variety, with "old timers" simply resisting the advance of technology and unwilling to admit to it.

 

Tyson and I've heard that Interstate is going to them.

 

Auto & manual have been in automobiles a lot longer than trucks, why is it that better MPG is still acheivable in a stick vs. an auto when in a car?

 

Maverick for sure...

 

I'd rather learn to drive a manual anyways. Automatics may be upcoming, but for now they aren't and most company's require you to know how to drive a manual.

 

Times are a changin'. Torque converters are now coming with a lockup feature which eliminates slip. The new Toyota Yarus gets the same mileage regardless of which transmission it comes with.

Also, older automatics had 3 speeds. My Chevy Tahoe has 5, and lots of newer ones have 6,7, even 8 speeds. This means the trans can shift at a lower RPM than those of old.

It's coming.

And before anyone jumps, I like shifting just as much as anyone. I'm a great stick-man. I can float upshifts and downshifts empty or loaded.

 

You'll have to learn in school anyways. Unless there is a special reason for it they wont get an auto plus if you test in an auto then your license will be be restricted to one.

 

I'm in orientation there now and all their new trucks are 10 speeds. They said they are moving away from autos...for now anyway.

 

I've had an auto for the past 3 years and I hope I never see a stick again.I've driven about every tranny out there,but I love my 6 speed Allison.