A note to the anti-auto crowd

This just in from 1985: 9 speed manuals suck! That is all.

 

Aww man that's rough ! I've had a couple of trucks written off but thankfully no serious injuries! Sorry to hear that mate!

 

Welcome back, Even if you like auto's !

 

Haha good to be back buddy! Did I miss anything exciting? Lol

 

whats wrong with a 9spd?other than 4more is better.you guys have fun w/the autoslacker trannys.i love shiftin my stick..

 

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Ours have no motors anymore, solenoids and a quick blast of air and the gear it through in 1/10th of a second, syncro helps too! Autos are getting better all the time, they are nearing perfection! However it's wrong to say the driver has no longer a role , in bad conditions they still need to be driven manually, the gearbox can't 'see' the conditions, I constantly hear how 'crap' they are in icy conditions, how they change at the wrong time, in those conditions the driver should change gears! that's why theres a manual mode!

 

And you wouldn't have a 9 speed in a semi! It would devour fuel!

 

do people not remember 5 speed macks they didnt devour fuel

 

if the truck was what i wanted but came w/a 9spd,i'd buy it.the last two have had10 spds.whats the difference.the final ratio is the same.and alot of 9spds are convertable to 13's.anythings better than sitting there doing nothing but let a computer do your job for you.thats like needing a remote control for your car stereo.W.T.F.?