10 speed vs 13 speed

I've watched vids of people even shifting a 13 speed. When you watch somebody shifting though the gears, it looks a lot more complicated than it really is, even on a trans you know how to shift. It just looks more complicated watching somebody do it on a vid.

Another thing that is weird with me, and I'm sure many other people, is I can shift without even thinking about it and never growl a gear, but if I try to think about it, I'll grind several of them, and I've probably been driving longer than some here have been alive.

I'd love to have a old Mack Quadraplex in a truck, the problem is they can't hold the torque of modern engines.

 

I know drivers using 10sp with. 3.23 geared rears get 8 mph consistantly with Paccar engines. They arent running 70mph more like 63 65 but 8mpg is what it is

 

I think that's what the autos were developed for

 

Both are junk
Get an auto.
Join the twenty first century

 

Get a grip! The only difference between the autos and the manuals is the clutch and the freaking shift mechanism.

 

Dont forget the driver who is the number1 component to good fuel econ.

 

I have always heard junk and auto used in the same breath, just not in that manner.

 

And quit stirring the pot!

 

All that ridiculous shifting!