I yanked a tank with my Eaton auto shift. Was fine for me. Took off faster than a car mty and out shifted my buds on a pull. Downshift was fine, just selected manual and pushed down on the lever.
Only complaint was precision control and overheating in traffic. It was hard to control say like I need to back up a couple of inches closer and it got hot in traffic.
It through in the towel a couple of times too. Dash was lit up like a x-mas tree and it wouldn't go into gear. Dealer said let it cool off and recycle the key start sequence.
MPG was low too. A stick on the same run got a half mile more per gal. but all in all, an easier day for me and lots more room on the floor. ( no shifter, on column )
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I have driven one for 10 months plus now, and I hate it more every day, but it probably has more to do with the 'we won't fix it till it won't run at all mentality than the actual concept.
I drive an Eaton-Fuller 10 speed Ultra-shift, circa 2006 with around 600 k on the clock,
It misses more shifts than I did when I started driving, and the manual is a joke, only thing it positively controls is the upshift, it will still downshift or attempt it even in manual if the computers decide it needs to. Forcing an upshift won't work if it will lug, so starting out in a higher gear than 2nd to get going in slippery conditions isn't happening.
Engaging the clutch isn't smooth enough to keep from spinning the wheels in slippery conditions by carefully feathering the throttle.
Getting across an intersection is dicey, sometimes it takes off immediately and other times it has to contemplate, so I end up applying the brake in a panic because it sat 5 to 10 seconds while doing that.
Rolling up to a light is also troublesome, if the light goes green, discontinuing the brake and hitting the throttle also leads to the misstep that is even more certain of occurring.
Out accelerating a car; that is ridiculous, it won't do it bobtail, let alone weighing 75 k.
It's in the shop for repair, and I hope they get it fixed, BTW I do consider it dangerous from experience. It's not smooth or quick or trouble-free, either.
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Auto's are great for newbies who need to drive and don't have the time to really learn how to drive with a manual gear box, or for owners and companies who have gotten sick of replacing gear boxs trashed by inexperienced drivers.
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