I don't buy the coasting in neutral thing as saving fuel. Foot off the pedal, in gear or not, is putting no fuel out the injectors anyways.
finally rid of the autoshift. thank god
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My company has gone to an all automatic fleet solely because new drivers can't drive the manuals. I HATE it! I hate that I don't have complete control and I hate that the industry is dumbing down... Like McDonald's using pictures instead of words.
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Does anyone make a manual shifted pickup truck anymore? I don't think they do.
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I have trouble with the concept that automated transmissions are dropping into neutral at highway speed. If it goes to neutral, it would require fuel to maintain an idle RPM, as well as needing to rev the engine to match the gear it goes back into. It seems like that would negate any fuel savings gained by removing resistance at the transmission, as well as create more wear and tear by constantly shifting in and out of gear. I was also told by the instructors at school that you can fail your driving test by staying out of gear for too long while moving.
The I-Shift I have will never drop into neutral unless I'm almost stopped.magoo68 Thanks this. -
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one of the things I was taught from day one of trucking school was, never freewheel..... always be in a gear. now that a machine is doing it, its OK?
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I didn't get my CDL to be a steering wheel holder. if he got rid of this truck, an I knew I was stuck with an autoshift I might just be tempted to find another job. I drove the truck I was driving in the knowledge that in due time I was going to get my truck back..... and that's exactly what happened.
as I type this it has 97K miles on it. I average just under 40K a year. this truck should theoretically last a long time.
if he ever tried to offer me a new truck, he wouldn't bother. he already knows the answer. you can pry that shifter out of my dead cold shifting hand lolFarmerbob1 Thanks this. -
when I got my CDL I expected to learn how to shift a truck. I always associated trucking with shifting. people have become too lazy if you ask me. when I was in trucking school if they would have said your going to train on an autoshift…… NO..... I will find a different school. road-test in an auto, forget it. people that went into trucking not caring if they ever learned to shift is shameful. they are missing out on one of the biggest joys of the job, grabbing gears.
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Automatics do improve fuel economy. However they do so at a loss of low speed control for docking and/or rocking out of a muddy or icy spot.
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